Cleaning staff supervisor vs service supervisor

The differences between cleaning staff supervisors and service supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a cleaning staff supervisor, becoming a service supervisor takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a service supervisor has an average salary of $52,539, which is higher than the $32,288 average annual salary of a cleaning staff supervisor.

The top three skills for a cleaning staff supervisor include clean bathrooms, safety regulations and building floors. The most important skills for a service supervisor are patients, cleanliness, and safety procedures.

Cleaning staff supervisor vs service supervisor overview

	Cleaning Staff Supervisor	Service Supervisor
Yearly salary	$32,288	$52,539
Hourly rate	$15.52	$25.26
Growth rate	4%	6%
Number of jobs	81,122	77,954
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	49	47
Years of experience	2	6

Cleaning staff supervisor vs service supervisor salary

Cleaning staff supervisors and service supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cleaning Staff Supervisor	Service Supervisor
Average salary	$32,288	$52,539
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $34,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between cleaning staff supervisor and service supervisor education

There are a few differences between a cleaning staff supervisor and a service supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Cleaning Staff Supervisor	Service Supervisor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	California State University - Bakersfield

Cleaning staff supervisor vs service supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between cleaning staff supervisors' and service supervisors' demographics:

	Cleaning Staff Supervisor	Service Supervisor
Average age	49	47
Gender ratio	Male, 43.6% Female, 56.4%	Male, 54.1% Female, 45.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 3.7% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 5.3% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	8%

Differences between cleaning staff supervisor and service supervisor duties and responsibilities

Cleaning staff supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage payroll and coordinate vacations.
Review cleaning records and maintains GMP documentation to comply with regulatory requirements.
Rinse objects and place them on drying racks or use cloth, squeegees, or air compressors to dry surfaces.

Service supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage migrations from in-house to third party to SharePoint (SPS/WSS/CMS) architectures.
Monitor integration orders and product allocation, insuring the department's SLA's are achieved.
Manage night and day sort for DHL with routes run by union couriers and independent contract couriers.
Handle print queue issues, manage PC loaner program, and manage the PC refresh for the office.
Manage the rig up, pumping, and rig down of high pressure and high rate frac jobs.
Manage major plastic injection mold tool refurbishment and part bank build program for the top selling A/C recovery unit.

Cleaning staff supervisor vs service supervisor skills

Common cleaning staff supervisor skills

Clean Bathrooms, 24%
Safety Regulations, 19%
Building Floors, 16%
Dust Mop, 6%
Clean Windows, 6%
Public Restrooms, 6%

Common service supervisor skills

Patients, 11%
Cleanliness, 7%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Patient Care, 5%
Direct Supervision, 5%
Professional Development, 4%

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