Circulation supervisor vs circulation manager

The differences between circulation supervisors and circulation managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a circulation supervisor, becoming a circulation manager takes usually requires 8-10 years. Additionally, a circulation manager has an average salary of $51,214, which is higher than the $38,076 average annual salary of a circulation supervisor.

The top three skills for a circulation supervisor include library materials, library policies and student assistants. The most important skills for a circulation manager are payroll, independent contractors, and delivery route.

Circulation supervisor vs circulation manager overview

	Circulation Supervisor	Circulation Manager
Yearly salary	$38,076	$51,214
Hourly rate	$18.31	$24.62
Growth rate	6%	10%
Number of jobs	957	55,521
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	48	39
Years of experience	2	10

Circulation supervisor vs circulation manager salary

Circulation supervisors and circulation managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Circulation Supervisor	Circulation Manager
Average salary	$38,076	$51,214
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $62,000	Between $31,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between circulation supervisor and circulation manager education

There are a few differences between a circulation supervisor and a circulation manager in terms of educational background:

	Circulation Supervisor	Circulation Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Georgia

Circulation supervisor vs circulation manager demographics

Here are the differences between circulation supervisors' and circulation managers' demographics:

	Circulation Supervisor	Circulation Manager
Average age	48	39
Gender ratio	Male, 38.6% Female, 61.4%	Male, 45.6% Female, 54.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Asian, 5.0% White, 76.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	16%	10%

Differences between circulation supervisor and circulation manager duties and responsibilities

Circulation supervisor example responsibilities.

Introduce and manage BPA audit procedures for independent distribution verification.
Full cataloging of texts, journals, articles, and media within faculty and student library.
Restructure TMC delivery from non-targete rural delivery to a target porch delivery with a considerable long term cost savings.
Record retention.SecurityDuties include enforcing the rules and regulations of TDCJ.

Circulation manager example responsibilities.

Manage distribution of four publications including two paid circulation and two TMC papers.
Manage media budgets; create monthly marketing analyses and ROI reports on all efforts.
Lead marketing department sponsorship/partnership, NIE (501c3) program, and outside vendor circulations initiatives for a major metropolitan newspaper.
Introduce and manage BPA audit procedures for independent distribution verification.
Hire and terminate independent contractors for the purpose of delivering newspapers.
Process postal reports for the USPS.

Circulation supervisor vs circulation manager skills

Common circulation supervisor skills

Library Materials, 12%
Library Policies, 11%
Student Assistants, 9%
Library Patrons, 9%
Circulation Services, 5%
Library Services, 5%

Common circulation manager skills

Payroll, 16%
Independent Contractors, 10%
Delivery Route, 8%
Customer Acquisition, 6%
Customer Complaints, 5%
BPA, 4%

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