Police reserves commander vs sergeant

The differences between police reserves commanders and sergeants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a police reserves commander has an average salary of $75,139, which is higher than the $48,557 average annual salary of a sergeant.

The top three skills for a police reserves commander include public safety, patrol and community relations. The most important skills for a sergeant are safety procedures, patrol, and direct supervision.

Police reserves commander vs sergeant overview

	Police Reserves Commander	Sergeant
Yearly salary	$75,139	$48,557
Hourly rate	$36.12	$23.34
Growth rate	3%	-10%
Number of jobs	2,191	79,335
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Police reserves commander vs sergeant salary

Police reserves commanders and sergeants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Police Reserves Commander	Sergeant
Average salary	$75,139	$48,557
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $111,000	Between $35,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between police reserves commander and sergeant education

There are a few differences between a police reserves commander and a sergeant in terms of educational background:

	Police Reserves Commander	Sergeant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice
Most common college	University of Arizona	Pennsylvania State University

Police reserves commander vs sergeant demographics

Here are the differences between police reserves commanders' and sergeants' demographics:

	Police Reserves Commander	Sergeant
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%	Male, 85.0% Female, 15.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 2.1% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between police reserves commander and sergeant duties and responsibilities

Police reserves commander example responsibilities.

Plan, manage, develop, implement and revise the training FTO program, as needed.
Plan, direct, and supervise daily activities of field-operations division, including patrol, investigations, and correctional-unit activities.
Arrange quarterly Compstat, take complaint reports (CRs), handle special attentions and conduct roll call training.

Sergeant example responsibilities.

Manage critical incidents including barricade gunmen, VIP visits, homicides, shootings and in-progress crimes.
Manage and submit all schedules for maximum security unit, and all non security staff assign to that unit.
Monitor and manage enlisted promotion boards and actions; publish promotion orders for soldiers being promote to SGT and SSG.
Assist in establishing overall S3 objectives and accomplishing assign missions.
Manage training for CBRN response operations including detection and decontamination equipment.
Implement USAF, DoD and MAJCOM security policies while balancing operational needs with security requirements for the protection of classify information.

Police reserves commander vs sergeant skills

Common police reserves commander skills

Public Safety, 23%
Patrol, 20%
Community Relations, 18%
Background Investigations, 9%
Law Enforcement, 6%
Policy Development, 5%

Common sergeant skills

Safety Procedures, 16%
Patrol, 14%
Direct Supervision, 9%
Emergency Situations, 7%
Combat, 6%
CPR, 5%