Alteration specialist vs alterations supervisor

The differences between alteration specialists and alterations supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both an alteration specialist and an alterations supervisor. Additionally, an alterations supervisor has an average salary of $57,855, which is higher than the $37,091 average annual salary of an alteration specialist.

Alteration specialist vs alterations supervisor overview

	Alteration Specialist	Alterations Supervisor
Yearly salary	$37,091	$57,855
Hourly rate	$17.83	$27.81
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	22,607	1,310
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	High School Diploma, 100%
Average age	54	54
Years of experience	12	12

Alteration specialist vs alterations supervisor salary

Alteration specialists and alterations supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Alteration Specialist	Alterations Supervisor
Average salary	$37,091	$57,855
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $59,000	Between $26,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	Pennsylvania	-
Best paying company	Scheels	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between alteration specialist and alterations supervisor education

There are a few differences between an alteration specialist and an alterations supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Alteration Specialist	Alterations Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	High School Diploma, 100%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Apparel And Textiles
Most common college	-	-

Alteration specialist vs alterations supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between alteration specialists' and alterations supervisors' demographics:

	Alteration Specialist	Alterations Supervisor
Average age	54	54
Gender ratio	Male, 9.9% Female, 90.1%	Male, 42.9% Female, 57.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 10.7% White, 57.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 18.0% White, 52.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between alteration specialist and alterations supervisor duties and responsibilities

Alteration specialist example responsibilities.

Job responsibilities include achieving sales goals, negotiating with customers and keeping positive customer relationship.
Used advanced sewing techniques while operating industrial strength sewing machines, sergers, irons and steamers.
Conduct research using online federal regulations, review Medicare and Medicaid policy and guidelines to complete an accurate and well-support decision.
Job responsibilities include achieving sales goals, negotiating with customers and keeping positive customer relationship.

Alterations supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage an area of responsibility are over 2,500 newspapers are delivered.
Develop and implement strategic merchandising plans to achieve revenue objectives and reduce expenditures while insuring payroll budget are achieved.
Develop and implement strategic merchandising plans to achieve revenue objectives and reduce expenditures while insuring payroll budget are achieved.

Alteration specialist vs alterations supervisor skills

Common alteration specialist skills

Scheduling Appointments, 46%
Apparel, 13%
Embroidery, 11%
Customer Orders, 7%
Product Knowledge, 6%
David, 3%

Common alterations supervisor skills

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