Station captain vs chief engineer

The differences between station captains and chief engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-8 years to become a station captain, becoming a chief engineer takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a chief engineer has an average salary of $108,050, which is higher than the $55,314 average annual salary of a station captain.

The top three skills for a station captain include emergency response, occupational safety and firefighting. The most important skills for a chief engineer are HVAC, plumbing, and customer service.

Station captain vs chief engineer overview

	Station Captain	Chief Engineer
Yearly salary	$55,314	$108,050
Hourly rate	$26.59	$51.95
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	3,487	88,473
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	49	41
Years of experience	8	6

Station captain vs chief engineer salary

Station captains and chief engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Station Captain	Chief Engineer
Average salary	$55,314	$108,050
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $80,000	Between $65,000 And $177,000
Highest paying City	-	Palo Alto, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	BGC Partners
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between station captain and chief engineer education

There are a few differences between a station captain and a chief engineer in terms of educational background:

	Station Captain	Chief Engineer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Fire Science And Protection	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	Michigan Technological University

Station captain vs chief engineer demographics

Here are the differences between station captains' and chief engineers' demographics:

	Station Captain	Chief Engineer
Average age	49	41
Gender ratio	Male, 92.1% Female, 7.9%	Male, 96.2% Female, 3.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.8% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% Asian, 2.3% White, 76.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 10.2% White, 71.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	7%	5%

Differences between station captain and chief engineer duties and responsibilities

Station captain example responsibilities.

Manage the combat logistics operations center's daily operations and ensure efficient information flow between internal and external organizations.
Provide advance firefighting management techniques and supervise rescue operations.
Participate and host audits from customers and the FAA.
Respond to exercises, structural/crash emergencies, Haz-Mat incidents and wild land incidents both on and off base.
Demonstrate firefighting skills with effective presentation and demonstration skills.
Coordinate training with grind combat elements enablers in support of battalion operations.

Chief engineer example responsibilities.

Lead SQL performance overhaul for SaaS web applications.
Manage A/E design contracts, evaluate cost proposals and provide construction inspection.
Maintain HVAC/R equipment and kitchen equipment throughout a number of different properties that LPC manages.
Manage staff, contracts, vendor relations, bids, projects, RFP's and negotiations.
Co-Authore OSHA VPP application and lead ongoing safety training and documentation administration.
Initiate and manage several CMMS programs for productivity and inventory control programs.

Station captain vs chief engineer skills

Common station captain skills

Emergency Response, 14%
Occupational Safety, 12%
Firefighting, 7%
Incident Command, 7%
Fire Protection, 6%
Haz-mat, 5%

Common chief engineer skills

HVAC, 12%
Plumbing, 10%
Customer Service, 7%
Life Safety Systems, 4%
Boilers, 4%
Ladders, 3%