Barista, supervisor vs supervisor

The differences between barista, supervisors and supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a supervisor has an average salary of $53,902, which is higher than the $32,829 average annual salary of a barista, supervisor.

The top three skills for a barista, supervisor include customer service, coffee shop and cash handling. The most important skills for a supervisor are customer service, safety procedures, and sales floor.

Barista, supervisor vs supervisor overview

	Barista, Supervisor	Supervisor
Yearly salary	$32,829	$53,902
Hourly rate	$15.78	$25.91
Growth rate	14%	-
Number of jobs	88,682	224,920
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	37	46
Years of experience	-	2

Barista, supervisor vs supervisor salary

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

	Barista, Supervisor	Supervisor
Average salary	$32,829	$53,902
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	Between $31,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Reed Smith
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between barista, supervisor and supervisor education

There are a few differences between a barista, supervisor and a supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Barista, Supervisor	Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Barista, supervisor vs supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between barista, supervisors' and supervisors' demographics:

	Barista, Supervisor	Supervisor
Average age	37	46
Gender ratio	Male, 30.3% Female, 69.7%	Male, 55.8% Female, 44.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 22.5% Asian, 6.7% White, 54.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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	10%	6%

Differences between barista, supervisor and supervisor duties and responsibilities

Barista, supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage high-volume university caf and bakery.
Pre-Measure smoothies and latte ingredients while encouraging customers to be eco-friendly and bring in their reusable cup.
Ensure team prepare and present drip coffee, cold beverages, espresso bar and pastry products to Starbucks standards.
Follow Starbucks merchandising, products presentations and signing standards.
Provide case management and document individual treatment plans using DMH documentation format, daily supervision of adolescents and provide crisis intervention.
Guide customers in choosing items that reflect personal previous experience with cross-selling, upselling, and/or referring products

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.

Barista, supervisor vs supervisor skills

Common barista, supervisor skills

Customer Service, 21%
Coffee Shop, 11%
Cash Handling, 9%
POS, 9%
Cleanliness, 7%
Safety Standards, 4%

Common supervisor skills

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

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