Administrative supervisor vs supervisor

The differences between administrative supervisors and supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become an administrative supervisor, becoming a supervisor takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a supervisor has an average salary of $53,902, which is higher than the $52,656 average annual salary of an administrative supervisor.

The top three skills for an administrative supervisor include patient care, patients and customer service. The most important skills for a supervisor are customer service, safety procedures, and sales floor.

Administrative supervisor vs supervisor overview

	Administrative Supervisor	Supervisor
Yearly salary	$52,656	$53,902
Hourly rate	$25.32	$25.91
Growth rate	-8%	-
Number of jobs	58,242	224,920
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	47	46
Years of experience	6	2

What does an administrative supervisor do?

An administrative supervisor performs various administrative tasks for an organization. These include supervising administrative personnel and office managers, ensuring the smooth and effective management of the company's day-to-day business operations, and organizing training. Additionally, an administrative supervisor is expected to participate in the recruitment of administrative staff and evaluate their performance to ensure their ongoing success. Most employers look to hire someone with strong decision-making skills, relevant industry experience, and in-depth knowledge of policies and terminology.

What does a supervisor do?

Supervisors are responsible for overseeing the daily functions of employees in a specific team, department, or even a work shift. They create work schedules, organize work processes and workflows, train new hires, provide necessary reports related to the team function and the employees, monitor and evaluate employee performance, and ensure that goals of the specific team or department are met. When needed, supervisors also provide guidance to employees in terms of their career or even personal challenges. They also help in fostering harmonious work relationships by resolving interpersonal conflicts at work. To be successful in their role, they must have leadership skills, time management skills, decision-making capabilities, analytical skills, and problem-solving skills.

Administrative supervisor vs supervisor salary

Administrative supervisors and supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Supervisor	Supervisor
Average salary	$52,656	$53,902
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $77,000	Between $31,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	San Mateo, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New York	Alaska
Best paying company	Calamos Investments	Reed Smith
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between administrative supervisor and supervisor education

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

	Administrative Supervisor	Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Stanford University

Administrative supervisor vs supervisor demographics

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

	Administrative Supervisor	Supervisor
Average age	47	46
Gender ratio	Male, 32.7% Female, 67.3%	Male, 55.8% Female, 44.2%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 4.6% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	6%

Differences between administrative supervisor and supervisor duties and responsibilities

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.

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Supervisor example responsibilities.

Lead continuous process improvement and six sigma teams to meet ISO 9001 and QS 9000 standards.
Manage and implement merchandising strategy for POS marketing and display inventory.
Lead comprehensive training for each new volunteer or court-mandate worker regarding OSHA regulations and warehouse procedure.
Organize care with 6 CNAs.
Coordinate lifeguard duty schedule for all pools.
Maintain cleanliness throughout kitchen, coolers, and freezer areas.

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Administrative supervisor vs supervisor skills

Common administrative supervisor skills

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

Common supervisor skills

Customer Service, 11%
Safety Procedures, 9%
Sales Floor, 9%
POS, 9%
Direct Supervision, 9%
Payroll, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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