Assistant production supervisor vs assistant director

The differences between assistant production supervisors and assistant directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become an assistant production supervisor, becoming an assistant director takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an assistant director has an average salary of $63,063, which is higher than the $50,754 average annual salary of an assistant production supervisor.

The top three skills for an assistant production supervisor include GMP, production equipment and safety procedures. The most important skills for an assistant director are customer service, CPR, and child care.

Assistant production supervisor vs assistant director overview

	Assistant Production Supervisor	Assistant Director
Yearly salary	$50,754	$63,063
Hourly rate	$24.40	$30.32
Growth rate	-	8%
Number of jobs	76,380	25,087
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	46	40
Years of experience	2	6

Assistant production supervisor vs assistant director salary

Assistant production supervisors and assistant directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Production Supervisor	Assistant Director
Average salary	$50,754	$63,063
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $69,000	Between $37,000 And $105,000
Highest paying City	Fargo, ND	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Wyoming	California
Best paying company	Marvin and	Mayer Brown
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between assistant production supervisor and assistant director education

There are a few differences between an assistant production supervisor and an assistant director in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Production Supervisor	Assistant Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Assistant production supervisor vs assistant director demographics

Here are the differences between assistant production supervisors' and assistant directors' demographics:

	Assistant Production Supervisor	Assistant Director
Average age	46	40
Gender ratio	Male, 70.6% Female, 29.4%	Male, 38.3% Female, 61.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 4.4% White, 59.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	14%

Differences between assistant production supervisor and assistant director duties and responsibilities

Assistant production supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage data reports, analyze and provide data to improve operational performance to include OEE, process reliability and labor optimization.
Communicate directly with USDA official in maintaining proper product handling and sanitation procedures and requirements.
Participate in Kaizen process to develop a new detergent dispensing station to improve safety, ergonomics and to save money.
Participate in a Kaizen event that reduce factory downtime associate with chassis changeovers.
Operate brazing, ultrasonic welding and spot welding equipment to meet establish close tolerances and quality requirements.

Assistant director example responsibilities.

Manage purchasing, A/P, A/R and budget management.
Manage care for k-5 kids before and after school.
Establish and develop relationships with ERP and consulting vendors with the goal of maximizing comparative advantage and cost efficient solution development.
Manage delivery of quality early childhood education programs by establishing an environment of learning and maintaining the integrity of the programs.
Coordinate new student Facebook group and create twitter handle to increase applicant and prospective student awareness for admissions news and events.
Direct oversight of airport security programs and operations and responsible for business management functions including human resources, finance and procurement.

Assistant production supervisor vs assistant director skills

Common assistant production supervisor skills

GMP, 9%
Production Equipment, 8%
Safety Procedures, 7%
Process Improvement, 6%
Production Supervisors, 6%
Lean Manufacturing, 5%

Common assistant director skills

Customer Service, 15%
CPR, 7%
Child Care, 7%
Oversight, 7%
Payroll, 6%
Alumni, 5%

Assistant Production Supervisor vs. similar jobs

Assistant Production Supervisor related careers

Assistant Production Supervisor related jobs

What similar roles do

Zippia Careers
Production and Manufacturing Industry
Assistant Production Supervisor
Assistant Production Supervisor vs Assistant Director

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse production and manufacturing jobs