Police lieutenant vs drill sergeant

The differences between police lieutenants and drill sergeants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a drill sergeant has an average salary of $100,889, which is higher than the $70,614 average annual salary of a police lieutenant.

The top three skills for a police lieutenant include patrol, public safety and law enforcement agencies. The most important skills for a drill sergeant are safety procedures, physical fitness training, and individual training.

Police lieutenant vs drill sergeant overview

	Police Lieutenant	Drill Sergeant
Yearly salary	$70,614	$100,889
Hourly rate	$33.95	$48.50
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	2,306	452
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Police lieutenant vs drill sergeant salary

Police lieutenants and drill sergeants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Police Lieutenant	Drill Sergeant
Average salary	$70,614	$100,889
Salary range	Between $51,000 And $97,000	Between $73,000 And $138,000
Highest paying City	Reno, NV	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	Methodist Health System	-
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between police lieutenant and drill sergeant education

There are a few differences between a police lieutenant and a drill sergeant in terms of educational background:

	Police Lieutenant	Drill Sergeant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University

Police lieutenant vs drill sergeant demographics

Here are the differences between police lieutenants' and drill sergeants' demographics:

	Police Lieutenant	Drill Sergeant
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 90.9% Female, 9.1%	Male, 86.2% Female, 13.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between police lieutenant and drill sergeant duties and responsibilities

Police lieutenant example responsibilities.

Orchestrate the day to day demands, managing deficiencies/opportunities and prioritization of unit operations throughout specific target areas within NYC.
Direct members of firefighting crews in the care and maintenance of firefighting apparatus and equipment, assign and review their work.
Supervise assigned uniform personnel through coordination of roll calls, schedules and daily patrol assignments.
Supervise shift and departmental operations; monitor and evaluate subordinates work, review reports and direct patrol and investigative operations.
Orchestrate the day to day demands, managing deficiencies/opportunities and prioritization of unit operations throughout specific target areas within NYC.
Arrange quarterly Compstat, take complaint reports (CRs), handle special attentions and conduct roll call training.

Drill sergeant example responsibilities.

Manage all land and training area use, ammunition use / forecasting, requisitioning, allocations, and inspection.
Orchestrate squadron recognition programs, manage enlisted promotion recommendations and alleviate all airmen quality force issues.
Distribute ammunition to other units.
Exhibit positive leadership for trouble youth/boot camp participants.
Develop supervisory skills through attendance of leadership courses and training sessions.
Supervise all attach combat multipliers, including combat engineers, during construction of all defensive positions and force protection arenas.

Police lieutenant vs drill sergeant skills

Common police lieutenant skills

Patrol, 31%
Public Safety, 10%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 8%
Criminal Justice, 5%
Direct Supervision, 5%
Emergency Situations, 5%

Common drill sergeant skills

Safety Procedures, 19%
Physical Fitness Training, 14%
Individual Training, 11%
Professional Development, 9%
Weapons Training, 7%
US Army, 4%