Account supervisor vs senior account manager

The differences between account supervisors and senior account managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become an account supervisor, becoming a senior account manager takes usually requires 6-8 years. Additionally, a senior account manager has an average salary of $86,129, which is higher than the $83,760 average annual salary of an account supervisor.

The top three skills for an account supervisor include customer service, digital marketing and project management. The most important skills for a senior account manager are customer service, account management, and project management.

Account supervisor vs senior account manager overview

	Account Supervisor	Senior Account Manager
Yearly salary	$83,760	$86,129
Hourly rate	$40.27	$41.41
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	98,661	161,354
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	47	46
Years of experience	6	8

What does an account supervisor do?

The primary job of accounting supervisors is to manage the daily operations of a company's accounting department. They are responsible for leading a team of accountants and overseeing the company's marketing strategies and campaigns. Other responsibilities include managing all the company's financial activities, developing and enforcing strategic business plans, and generating and maintaining account documentation and reports. As an accounting supervisor, you will also organize training for account coordinators and account managers and ensure compliance with government regulations and policies.

What does a senior account manager do?

A senior account manager is in charge of managing and overseeing accounts in sales work, ensuring to meet all sales targets. Among the tasks of a senior account manager includes taking the lead and supervising workforce to its efficiency, devising strategies, and coming up with new opportunities to boost sales and strengthen client base. Moreover, it is also the task of a senior account manager to engage with clients, focusing on networking to attain better deals.

Account supervisor vs senior account manager salary

Account supervisors and senior account managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Account Supervisor	Senior Account Manager
Average salary	$83,760	$86,129
Salary range	Between $63,000 And $111,000	Between $57,000 And $128,000
Highest paying City	Portland, OR	Richmond, VA
Highest paying state	Oregon	New Jersey
Best paying company	Wasserman	NVIDIA
Best paying industry	Finance	Technology

Differences between account supervisor and senior account manager education

There are a few differences between an account supervisor and a senior account manager in terms of educational background:

	Account Supervisor	Senior Account Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Southern California

Account supervisor vs senior account manager demographics

Here are the differences between account supervisors' and senior account managers' demographics:

	Account Supervisor	Senior Account Manager
Average age	47	46
Gender ratio	Male, 43.0% Female, 57.0%	Male, 58.4% Female, 41.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 5.9% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 78.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	8%	7%

Differences between account supervisor and senior account manager duties and responsibilities

Account supervisor example responsibilities.

Lead and manage the strategy, development, production and distribution of global digital retail POS kits for Intel.
Manage internal channel teams and their respective campaigns in PPC, SEO, PPI, email and media.
Lead site re-designs and CRM programs for HomeAgain and Sanofi-Aventis to evolve from flat product centric portals to consumer centric experiences.
Manage the coordination and preparation of all statutory/regulatory and GAAP reporting.
Develop and manage accounts for start-up healthcare intelligence company targeting major pharmaceutical companies.
Manage day-to-day activity of client relate projects including IP voice, MPLS infrastructures and CPE implementations in a deadline-orient high-pressure environment.

Senior account manager example responsibilities.

Facilitate timely and accurate customer quotations to achieve margin targets in alignment with PPG pricing strategies.
Assist PPG credit department to manage customer debt and ensure timely payment under agree to credit terms.
Develop and manage new accounts for search marketing (SEO), social media marketing, web design and video production.
Manage accounts while providing excellent customer service, help build financial relationships, redirecting calls in upselling credit per customer needs
Facilitate positive customer relationships through product implementations and customer support management for this healthcare revenue cycle software and services firm.
Measure actual results against goals including POS.

Account supervisor vs senior account manager skills

Common account supervisor skills

Customer Service, 8%
Digital Marketing, 8%
Project Management, 7%
Account Management, 7%
Direct Reports, 4%
Client Facing, 4%

Common senior account manager skills

Customer Service, 8%
Account Management, 7%
Project Management, 6%
Healthcare, 5%
Work Ethic, 5%
Cloud, 5%

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