Cleaning supervisor vs service supervisor

The differences between cleaning 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 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 $33,325 average annual salary of a cleaning supervisor.

The top three skills for a cleaning supervisor include commercial cleaning, payroll and safety procedures. The most important skills for a service supervisor are patients, cleanliness, and safety procedures.

Cleaning supervisor vs service supervisor overview

	Cleaning Supervisor	Service Supervisor
Yearly salary	$33,325	$52,539
Hourly rate	$16.02	$25.26
Growth rate	-3%	6%
Number of jobs	12,892	77,954
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	49	47
Years of experience	2	6

Cleaning supervisor vs service supervisor salary

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

	Cleaning Supervisor	Service Supervisor
Average salary	$33,325	$52,539
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $34,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	Sacramento, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	North Dakota	New York
Best paying company	The American Musical and Dramatic Academy	Apple
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between cleaning supervisor and service supervisor education

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

	Cleaning Supervisor	Service Supervisor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	California State University - Bakersfield

Cleaning supervisor vs service supervisor demographics

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

	Cleaning Supervisor	Service Supervisor
Average age	49	47
Gender ratio	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%	Male, 54.1% Female, 45.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 3.7% White, 63.0% 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 supervisor and service supervisor duties and responsibilities

Cleaning supervisor example responsibilities.

Hire, train and manage a staff of aircraft cleaners to ensure all FAA audits are pass.
Manage payroll and coordinate vacations.
Comply with all TSA and airport rules and regulations.
Utilize several cleaning implements including floor scrubbers, riding vacuum and power scrubber.
Verify and maintain detailed airframe, flight, and engine information in maintenance data systems.
Experience in bringing tanks down for API incpection or meth spec for change of products.

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 supervisor vs service supervisor skills

Common cleaning supervisor skills

Commercial Cleaning, 23%
Payroll, 8%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Industrial Cleaning, 7%
Clean Bathrooms, 6%
Floor Care, 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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