Acting supervisor vs unit supervisor

The differences between acting supervisors and unit 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 a unit supervisor. Additionally, a unit supervisor has an average salary of $48,749, 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 a unit supervisor are patients, corrective action, and social work.

Acting supervisor vs unit supervisor overview

	Acting Supervisor	Unit Supervisor
Yearly salary	$43,653	$48,749
Hourly rate	$20.99	$23.44
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	54,635	37,120
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Acting supervisor vs unit supervisor salary

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

	Acting Supervisor	Unit Supervisor
Average salary	$43,653	$48,749
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $68,000	Between $30,000 And $78,000
Highest paying City	-	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Berkshire Hathaway
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between acting supervisor and unit supervisor education

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

	Acting Supervisor	Unit Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	California State University - Bakersfield

Acting supervisor vs unit supervisor demographics

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

	Acting Supervisor	Unit Supervisor
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 51.5% Female, 48.5%	Male, 51.6% Female, 48.4%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 5.7% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between acting supervisor and unit 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.

Unit supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage direct support professionals serving adult populations for persons with mental health, developmental disabilities and children with autism.
Document patient information and recording information correctly, as well as ensuring other workers are following OSHA and HIPAA requirements.
Attend weekly QA collaboration meetings and actively participate in discussions.
Utilize Kaizen activities to drive continuous process and quality improvements.
Submit MDS assessments to CMS timely and organize documentation for timely filing.
Evaluate admissions for Medicare/ Medicaid eligibility; prepare MDS and PPS documentation.

Acting supervisor vs unit supervisor skills

Common acting supervisor skills

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

Common unit supervisor skills

Patients, 11%
Corrective Action, 10%
Social Work, 8%
Oversight, 7%
Conflict Resolution, 6%
Direct Supervision, 6%