Refrigeration lead vs flight chief

The differences between refrigeration leads and flight chiefs can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a refrigeration lead and a flight chief. Additionally, a flight chief has an average salary of $73,910, which is higher than the $60,931 average annual salary of a refrigeration lead.

The top three skills for a refrigeration lead include HVAC, condensers and OSHA. The most important skills for a flight chief are safety program, emergency situations, and logistics.

Refrigeration lead vs flight chief overview

	Refrigeration Lead	Flight Chief
Yearly salary	$60,931	$73,910
Hourly rate	$29.29	$35.53
Growth rate	5%	6%
Number of jobs	2,450	14,227
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 33%	Associate Degree, 54%
Average age	49	44
Years of experience	4	4

Refrigeration lead vs flight chief salary

Refrigeration leads and flight chiefs have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Refrigeration Lead	Flight Chief
Average salary	$60,931	$73,910
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $102,000	Between $50,000 And $109,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between refrigeration lead and flight chief education

There are a few differences between a refrigeration lead and a flight chief in terms of educational background:

	Refrigeration Lead	Flight Chief
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 33%	Associate Degree, 54%
Most common major	Heating And Air Conditioning	Criminal Justice
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Refrigeration lead vs flight chief demographics

Here are the differences between refrigeration leads' and flight chiefs' demographics:

	Refrigeration Lead	Flight Chief
Average age	49	44
Gender ratio	Male, 94.4% Female, 5.6%	Male, 87.6% Female, 12.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 2.1% White, 68.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 2.7% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 2.8% White, 81.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	4%	9%

Differences between refrigeration lead and flight chief duties and responsibilities

Refrigeration lead example responsibilities.

Manage, plan, and schedule HVAC and BMS shutdowns.
Manage all aspects of ice makers, compressors, evaporators, condensers, and relate ammonia equipment.
Maintain ammonia refrigeration system, boiler operations, logical controls, machine repair.
Help all locations with PSM/RMP development improvement and training.

Flight chief example responsibilities.

Manage, lead and oversee all areas of evaluations / assessments for over 200 USAF aviators.
Manage the command and control of GPS satellite operations.
Lead initial training for over 600 staff annually through 736 syllabus hours and oversee evaluation of competency.
Provide leadership and knowledge of federal shipping and logistics regulations by managing adherence to all policies and procedures from higher headquarters.
Promote to in-flight supervisor position to train and supervise any given number in flight attendants.
Ensure compliance with DOD and USAF personnel management policies, directives, and procedures regarding military personnel issues and current programs.

Refrigeration lead vs flight chief skills

Common refrigeration lead skills

HVAC, 27%
Condensers, 16%
OSHA, 14%
Evaporators, 13%
PSM, 12%
Ice Machines, 8%

Common flight chief skills

Safety Program, 15%
Emergency Situations, 9%
Logistics, 6%
Training Programs, 6%
Combat, 5%
DOD, 4%

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