Patrol driver vs petty officer

The differences between patrol drivers and petty officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a petty officer has an average salary of $39,336, which is higher than the $34,928 average annual salary of a patrol driver.

The top three skills for a patrol driver include patrol, customer service and emergency situations. The most important skills for a petty officer are preventative maintenance, law enforcement, and logistics.

Patrol driver vs petty officer overview

	Patrol Driver	Petty Officer
Yearly salary	$34,928	$39,336
Hourly rate	$16.79	$18.91
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	133,900	69,776
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Patrol driver vs petty officer salary

Patrol drivers and petty officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Patrol Driver	Petty Officer
Average salary	$34,928	$39,336
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $43,000	Between $24,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	Bellevue, WA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	King County	-
Best paying industry	Utilities	-

Differences between patrol driver and petty officer education

There are a few differences between a patrol driver and a petty officer in terms of educational background:

	Patrol Driver	Petty Officer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	-	-

Patrol driver vs petty officer demographics

Here are the differences between patrol drivers' and petty officers' demographics:

	Patrol Driver	Petty Officer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 81.9% Female, 18.1%	Male, 82.6% Female, 17.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.1% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 24.9% Asian, 5.0% White, 49.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.8%	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 5.6% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between patrol driver and petty officer duties and responsibilities

Patrol driver example responsibilities.

Manage surveillance of DUI traffic offenders in Jacksonville
Patrol an assign area in a radio-dispatch patrol vehicle to establish a strong security presence.
Patrol assign region according to post/patrol orders.
Maintain a standard of punctuality and dependability of attendance and retain myself cleanliness, tidiness, neatness and appropriately attire.
Trust to operate and monitor x-ray scanning and magnetometer scanning equipment
Provide safe ride for U.S. diplomats, VIP visitors, and representatives of U.S. Embassy.

Petty officer example responsibilities.

Lead three CPO's and 50 maintenance personnel in target maintenance planning on two C-2A aircraft.
Manage CPR and first aid program that involve directing quarterly CPR and first aid classes while tracking employee s certifications.
Manage the day to day operations of USS Olympia's EKMS account to include support and compliance for EKMS Visits/inspection.
Manage 13 ready-service-lockers containing all shipboard ordinances while personally keeping duty gunner's mate and ammunition handling qualify.
Supervise sailors in responsible tasks relate to managing inventory, facilitating laundry operations, and maintaining secure watch detail.
Assist LPO and ALPO as needed.

Patrol driver vs petty officer skills

Common patrol driver skills

Patrol, 32%
Customer Service, 28%
Emergency Situations, 17%
Narrative Reports, 12%
Security Services, 8%
Property Damage, 1%

Common petty officer skills

Preventative Maintenance, 9%
Law Enforcement, 6%
Logistics, 6%
Sailors, 5%
Coast Guard, 5%
Combat, 4%