Spotter vs mater

The differences between spotters and maters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a mater has an average salary of $51,174, which is higher than the $42,482 average annual salary of a spotter.

Spotter vs mater overview

	Spotter	Mater
Yearly salary	$42,482	$51,174
Hourly rate	$20.42	$24.60
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	935	449
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Spotter vs mater salary

Spotters and maters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Spotter	Mater
Average salary	$42,482	$51,174
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $62,000	Between $25,000 And $100,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	North Dakota	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between spotter and mater education

There are a few differences between a spotter and a mater in terms of educational background:

	Spotter	Mater
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Automotive Technology
Most common college	-	-

Spotter vs mater demographics

Here are the differences between spotters' and maters' demographics:

	Spotter	Mater
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 82.0% Female, 18.0%	Male, 70.3% Female, 29.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 7.0% White, 58.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% Asian, 8.8% White, 52.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between spotter and mater duties and responsibilities

Spotter example responsibilities.

Utilize industry tools such as backpack blowers, sweepers, and a variety of hand hold power equipment.
Company lose a few rail yards and let all Cdl drivers go
Patrol a``customer only"parking lot in busy downtown environment.
Used CCTV to continuesly monitor tenants, staff, and parking lot areas.
Participate in inventory control using RF scanners as well as filled out work orders.
Operate sweeper trucks and leaf blowers to clean parking lots at night in surrounding area.

Mater example responsibilities.

Manage marketing initiatives for all CME and CPE conferences which include e-mail deployments and content design for all marketing collateral.
Create PowerPoint slides, exams, handouts and invite guest speakers to assist new members with meeting the learning objectives.
Install sprinklers, create landscape plans, do all facets of a small landscape business and yard care.

Spotter vs mater skills

Common spotter skills

CDL, 15%
Safety Rules, 13%
Safety Standards, 10%
Equipment Operators, 10%
DOT, 9%
Building Maintenance, 8%

Common mater skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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