Trooper vs sergeant

The differences between troopers and sergeants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sergeant has an average salary of $48,557, which is higher than the $39,510 average annual salary of a trooper.

The top three skills for a trooper include field training, patrol and traffic accidents. The most important skills for a sergeant are safety procedures, patrol, and direct supervision.

Trooper vs sergeant overview

	Trooper	Sergeant
Yearly salary	$39,510	$48,557
Hourly rate	$19.00	$23.34
Growth rate	3%	-10%
Number of jobs	1,565	79,335
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	40	46
Years of experience	-	-

Trooper vs sergeant salary

Troopers and sergeants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Trooper	Sergeant
Average salary	$39,510	$48,557
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $52,000	Between $35,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between trooper and sergeant education

There are a few differences between a trooper and a sergeant in terms of educational background:

	Trooper	Sergeant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	Pennsylvania State University

Trooper vs sergeant demographics

Here are the differences between troopers' and sergeants' demographics:

	Trooper	Sergeant
Average age	40	46
Gender ratio	Male, 90.4% Female, 9.6%	Male, 85.0% Female, 15.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 64.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	7%	11%

Differences between trooper and sergeant duties and responsibilities

Trooper example responsibilities.

Qualify with and, when necessary, used department firearms and other self-defense devices.
Issue court summonses, perform radar (speed) operations, rigorously enforce DUI laws.
Make DUI arrest, investigate traffic crashes and crimes commit on state own or lease property.
Perform general patrol, criminal/accident investigations and motor vehicle enforcement duties.
Respond to report incidents and detect criminal activities during routine patrol operations.
Advance firearm training and accident investigations.

Sergeant example responsibilities.

Manage critical incidents including barricade gunmen, VIP visits, homicides, shootings and in-progress crimes.
Manage and submit all schedules for maximum security unit, and all non security staff assign to that unit.
Monitor and manage enlisted promotion boards and actions; publish promotion orders for soldiers being promote to SGT and SSG.
Assist in establishing overall S3 objectives and accomplishing assign missions.
Manage training for CBRN response operations including detection and decontamination equipment.
Implement USAF, DoD and MAJCOM security policies while balancing operational needs with security requirements for the protection of classify information.

Trooper vs sergeant skills

Common trooper skills

Field Training, 27%
Patrol, 11%
Traffic Accidents, 10%
Domestic Violence, 8%
Criminal Investigations, 6%
Swat, 5%

Common sergeant skills

Safety Procedures, 16%
Patrol, 14%
Direct Supervision, 9%
Emergency Situations, 7%
Combat, 6%
CPR, 5%