Traffic agent vs ranger

The differences between traffic agents and rangers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a traffic agent has an average salary of $34,741, which is higher than the $32,117 average annual salary of a ranger.

The top three skills for a traffic agent include patrol, motor vehicle and summonses. The most important skills for a ranger are patrol, customer service, and reservations.

Traffic agent vs ranger overview

	Traffic Agent	Ranger
Yearly salary	$34,741	$32,117
Hourly rate	$16.70	$15.44
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	27,806	748
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Traffic agent vs ranger salary

Traffic agents and rangers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Traffic Agent	Ranger
Average salary	$34,741	$32,117
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $55,000	Between $23,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	Student Conservation Association
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between traffic agent and ranger education

There are a few differences between a traffic agent and a ranger in terms of educational background:

	Traffic Agent	Ranger
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	California State University - Bakersfield

Traffic agent vs ranger demographics

Here are the differences between traffic agents' and rangers' demographics:

	Traffic Agent	Ranger
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 52.4% Female, 47.6%	Male, 73.6% Female, 26.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 2.9% White, 58.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 3.3% White, 64.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between traffic agent and ranger duties and responsibilities

Traffic agent example responsibilities.

Lead team providing cargo, personal property and passenger movements for DoD personnel.
Attend special ceremonies for NYPD personal.
Represent the NYPD traffic division on a daily basis.
Create airway bills for walk-in, and process receivable payments.
Interact with pedestrians on a daily basis always using CPR.
Coordinate between mills and forwarders to endure delivery of orders worldwide.

Ranger example responsibilities.

Lead team providing cargo, personal property and passenger movements for DoD personnel.
Evaluate students on leadership, time management, organization and ability to accomplish missions.
Operate and inspect backpack blowers, pressure washers, and motor utility vehicles.
Respond to medical emergencies, assist with firefighting and search and rescue operations, and operate ranger stations.
Mow, edge, and trim lawns using tools such as mowers, weed whacker, edger and water grass.
Perform general grounds cleaning work; empty trash barrels, pick up debris, pull weeds; trim and mow grass.

Traffic agent vs ranger skills

Common traffic agent skills

Patrol, 17%
Motor Vehicle, 15%
Summonses, 14%
Customer Service, 13%
Direct Traffic, 6%
Traffic Control, 4%

Common ranger skills

Patrol, 21%
Customer Service, 12%
Reservations, 8%
Law Enforcement, 6%
Natural Resource Management, 6%
Hand Tools, 5%