Recruit officer vs self-employed

The differences between recruit officers and self-employeds can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a recruit officer and a self-employed. Additionally, a recruit officer has an average salary of $49,150, which is higher than the $34,734 average annual salary of a self-employed.

The top three skills for a recruit officer include law enforcement, applicant tracking systems and police academy. The most important skills for a self-employed are windows, mowing, and customer service.

Recruit officer vs self-employed overview

	Recruit Officer	Self-Employed
Yearly salary	$49,150	$34,734
Hourly rate	$23.63	$16.70
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	59,100	6,215
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Recruit officer vs self-employed salary

Recruit officers and self-employeds have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Recruit Officer	Self-Employed
Average salary	$49,150	$34,734
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $73,000	Between $27,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	San Rafael, CA	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	City of Pleasanton	-
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between recruit officer and self-employed education

There are a few differences between a recruit officer and a self-employed in terms of educational background:

	Recruit Officer	Self-Employed
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	San Diego State University	University of Pennsylvania

Recruit officer vs self-employed demographics

Here are the differences between recruit officers' and self-employeds' demographics:

	Recruit Officer	Self-Employed
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 61.0% Female, 39.0%	Male, 60.8% Female, 39.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% Asian, 7.8% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 7.3% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between recruit officer and self-employed duties and responsibilities

Recruit officer example responsibilities.

Schedule interviews with managers booking conference rooms and manage conflicting schedules and calendars.
Translate PowerPoint slides and pamphlets into the Spanish language.
Create and implement EEO training and new employee orientation.
Develop recruiting programs and materials to increase the number of ROTC graduates/candidates that join the ARNG.
Develop and implement the current EEO standard operating procedure and employee, supervisor, and executive mandate EEO training.
Educate high school and collegiate institutions about ROTC and raise the level of awareness regarding the participation of their students.

Self-employed example responsibilities.

Develop and manage the in-store informational PowerPoint presentations that run on multiple televisions to answer questions and provide information to customers.
Generate monthly, quarterly and yearly sales reports, correspondence, & PowerPoint presentations.
Complete jobs (lawn mowing, lawn cleaning, edging, trimmings bushes and trees) any aspect of lawn care.
Work with traditional video cameras and DSLR cameras.
Develop a website and Facebook page to increase networking.
Equip with a full-frame Nikon D600 and multiple lenses.

Recruit officer vs self-employed skills

Common recruit officer skills

Law Enforcement, 27%
Applicant Tracking Systems, 7%
Police Academy, 6%
Local Schools, 6%
Recruitment Process, 5%
Career Fairs, 5%

Common self-employed skills

Windows, 15%
Mowing, 14%
Customer Service, 13%
Financial Statements, 13%
Payroll, 8%
Real Estate, 7%