Traffic chief vs senior project manager

The differences between traffic chiefs and senior project managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a senior project manager has an average salary of $110,947, which is higher than the $57,192 average annual salary of a traffic chief.

The top three skills for a traffic chief include facility equipment, air traffic control and federal aviation administration. The most important skills for a senior project manager are project management, program management, and portfolio.

Traffic chief vs senior project manager overview

	Traffic Chief	Senior Project Manager
Yearly salary	$57,192	$110,947
Hourly rate	$27.50	$53.34
Growth rate	6%	16%
Number of jobs	14,440	183,210
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Traffic chief vs senior project manager salary

Traffic chiefs and senior project managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Traffic Chief	Senior Project Manager
Average salary	$57,192	$110,947
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $105,000	Between $82,000 And $148,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Roku
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between traffic chief and senior project manager education

There are a few differences between a traffic chief and a senior project manager in terms of educational background:

	Traffic Chief	Senior Project Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Aerospace Engineering	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Pennsylvania

Traffic chief vs senior project manager demographics

Here are the differences between traffic chiefs' and senior project managers' demographics:

	Traffic Chief	Senior Project Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 83.6% Female, 16.4%	Male, 71.4% Female, 28.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 7.2% White, 66.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 65.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between traffic chief and senior project manager duties and responsibilities

Traffic chief example responsibilities.

Manage all inbound material which include part shortages, EC changes, QC inspection parts and sequence material.
Formulate solution-focused reporting to minimize training obstacles, while establishing relationships with FAA, DoD, DA and local regulations.
Direct inbound or outbound logistics operations, such as transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance, or logistics quality management.
Provide leadership and training to incoming airmen and volunteer for many USAF organizations.

Senior project manager example responsibilities.

Lead a cloud base property management project.
Manage all financial interfaces to existing PeopleSoft applications from design to delivery.
Lead implementation of JIRA and numerous project/program delivery improvements in order efficiently deliver concurrent application releases.
Manage client relationships and perform necessary functions to build and deliver private/secure CRM applications and email accounts.
Streamline and centralize usage of project management tools to manage dependencies and transparent delivery milestones for highly complex SaaS platforms
Establish project scope with customer and manage implementation of proprietary Linux /Ubuntu software to ensure on-time delivery with high quality.

Traffic chief vs senior project manager skills

Common traffic chief skills

Facility Equipment, 33%
Air Traffic Control, 29%
Federal Aviation Administration, 24%
Airfield Operations, 13%

Common senior project manager skills

Project Management, 17%
Program Management, 6%
Portfolio, 5%
Infrastructure, 4%
Project Scope, 4%
Business Development, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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