Petroleum supply specialist vs gauger

The differences between petroleum supply specialists and gaugers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a petroleum supply specialist and a gauger. Additionally, a petroleum supply specialist has an average salary of $61,978, which is higher than the $46,617 average annual salary of a gauger.

The top three skills for a petroleum supply specialist include safety procedures, math and MOS. The most important skills for a gauger are LACT, API, and safety rules.

Petroleum supply specialist vs gauger overview

	Petroleum Supply Specialist	Gauger
Yearly salary	$61,978	$46,617
Hourly rate	$29.80	$22.41
Growth rate	1%	-
Number of jobs	17,014	59
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Petroleum supply specialist vs gauger salary

Petroleum supply specialists and gaugers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Petroleum Supply Specialist	Gauger
Average salary	$61,978	$46,617
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $118,000	Between $23,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between petroleum supply specialist and gauger education

There are a few differences between a petroleum supply specialist and a gauger in terms of educational background:

	Petroleum Supply Specialist	Gauger
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Petroleum supply specialist vs gauger demographics

Here are the differences between petroleum supply specialists' and gaugers' demographics:

	Petroleum Supply Specialist	Gauger
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 76.2% Female, 23.8%	Male, 85.9% Female, 14.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 4.4% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 4.3% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between petroleum supply specialist and gauger duties and responsibilities

Petroleum supply specialist example responsibilities.

Implement logistics support plan to manage advance shipment of hazardous goods to area of responsibility.
Serve as hatch foreman / senior cargo checker; enforce safety practices; operate cranes and supervise handling of equipment maintenance.
Perform the demolition of unserviceable ammunition in a safe manor.
Assemble various parts of ammo and assemble tools to aid in operations of dismantling and putting together ammunition.
Operate 3K , 6K and 10K MHE.
Rig ships' gear as part of a team.

Gauger example responsibilities.

Switch out meters and done maintenance on Lact pumping units.
Correspond frequently with production foreman and relief pumper.
Supervise several service rig operations.

Petroleum supply specialist vs gauger skills

Common petroleum supply specialist skills

Safety Procedures, 38%
Math, 28%
MOS, 11%
AIT, 6%
Distribution Facilities, 5%
Stock Bulk, 3%

Common gauger skills

LACT, 63%
API, 19%
Safety Rules, 7%
Storage Tanks, 4%
Flow Rates, 2%
Oil Tanks, 2%