Sanitary landfill supervisor vs field supervisor

The differences between sanitary landfill supervisors and field supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a sanitary landfill supervisor and a field supervisor. Additionally, a sanitary landfill supervisor has an average salary of $54,521, which is higher than the $42,894 average annual salary of a field supervisor.

The top three skills for a sanitary landfill supervisor include environmental regulations, landfill operations and . The most important skills for a field supervisor are customer service, quality standards, and emergency situations.

Sanitary landfill supervisor vs field supervisor overview

	Sanitary Landfill Supervisor	Field Supervisor
Yearly salary	$54,521	$42,894
Hourly rate	$26.21	$20.62
Growth rate	5%	8%
Number of jobs	4,582	56,540
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Sanitary landfill supervisor vs field supervisor salary

Sanitary landfill supervisors and field supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sanitary Landfill Supervisor	Field Supervisor
Average salary	$54,521	$42,894
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $93,000	Between $30,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	PNM Resources
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between sanitary landfill supervisor and field supervisor education

There are a few differences between a sanitary landfill supervisor and a field supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Sanitary Landfill Supervisor	Field Supervisor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Biology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Sanitary landfill supervisor vs field supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between sanitary landfill supervisors' and field supervisors' demographics:

	Sanitary Landfill Supervisor	Field Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 93.1% Female, 6.9%	Male, 82.3% Female, 17.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 1.3% White, 71.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 24.1% Asian, 1.4% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between sanitary landfill supervisor and field supervisor duties and responsibilities

Sanitary landfill supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage weekly payroll disbursement for contract employees.
Identify and integrate daily comprehensive logistics support plan.
Operate heavy equipment and supply mechanical assistance when need.

Field supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage well site personnel and all lease operators, completing records, ensuring certifications and maintaining personnel data when require.
Project manage and monitor all print job requests via TRAC (RICOH web base job requesting and reporting tool).
Manage logistics and implementation of an experiential marketing campaign in a mall setting - including on-site management.
Operate vehicles and power equipment, such as trucks and trailers, mowers, snow blowers and power tools.
Have pipe, unlimite plate, and sheet metal certifications.
Operate machinery including mowers, trimmers, thatchers, and aerators.

Sanitary landfill supervisor vs field supervisor skills

Common sanitary landfill supervisor skills

Environmental Regulations, 67%
Landfill Operations, 33%

Common field supervisor skills

Customer Service, 12%
Quality Standards, 8%
Emergency Situations, 8%
Payroll, 7%
Direct Supervision, 7%
HR, 7%

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