Acting supervisor vs administrative supervisor

The differences between acting supervisors and administrative supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an acting supervisor and an administrative supervisor. Additionally, an administrative supervisor has an average salary of $52,656, which is higher than the $43,653 average annual salary of an acting supervisor.

The top three skills for an acting supervisor include safety procedures, safety issues and payroll. The most important skills for an administrative supervisor are patient care, patients, and customer service.

Acting supervisor vs administrative supervisor overview

	Acting Supervisor	Administrative Supervisor
Yearly salary	$43,653	$52,656
Hourly rate	$20.99	$25.32
Growth rate	6%	-8%
Number of jobs	54,635	58,242
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Acting supervisor vs administrative supervisor salary

Acting supervisors and administrative supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Acting Supervisor	Administrative Supervisor
Average salary	$43,653	$52,656
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $68,000	Between $35,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	-	San Mateo, CA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Calamos Investments
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between acting supervisor and administrative supervisor education

There are a few differences between an acting supervisor and an administrative supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Acting Supervisor	Administrative Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	California State University - Bakersfield

Acting supervisor vs administrative supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between acting supervisors' and administrative supervisors' demographics:

	Acting Supervisor	Administrative Supervisor
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 51.5% Female, 48.5%	Male, 32.7% Female, 67.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 5.4% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.3% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between acting supervisor and administrative supervisor duties and responsibilities

Acting supervisor example responsibilities.

Lead comprehensive training for each new volunteer or court-mandate worker regarding OSHA regulations and warehouse procedure.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations for briefings and meetings.
Create and maintain bank reconciliation, medical service sales, and payroll reports, and compile financial data and totals.
Liaise between operations and field technicians to ensure payroll processing and accuracy.
Provide and supervise property management services for condominium and homeowner associations including oversight of maintenance, budgeting, and all board meetings
Create a task recognition process using SharePoint for greater transparency of team-members work flow.

Administrative supervisor example responsibilities.

Restructure, decentralize payroll and purchasing; achieve more productive use of headquarters staff; assume increased responsibilities without staff additions.
Delegated/Assign, review and evaluate work assignments, administer performance evaluations, approve payroll, facilitate team meetings/individual meetings, etc.
Scan and accurately attach respective laboratory test results to EMR system.
Enter patient demographics, personal details and insurance information into Medisoft EMR program.
Back office duties include taking vitals, perform EKGs, injections, phlebotomy, vaccines and assisting in minor procedures.
Create PowerPoint presentations to be present to company CEO of international company.

Acting supervisor vs administrative supervisor skills

Common acting supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 32%
Safety Issues, 22%
Payroll, 6%
Disciplinary Actions, 3%
Sops, 2%
Customer Complaints, 2%

Common administrative supervisor skills

Patient Care, 22%
Patients, 21%
Customer Service, 10%
Office Procedures, 7%
Payroll, 6%
HIPAA, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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