Clinical supervisor vs supervisor

The differences between clinical supervisors and supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a clinical supervisor, becoming a supervisor takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a clinical supervisor has an average salary of $61,615, which is higher than the $53,902 average annual salary of a supervisor.

The top three skills for a clinical supervisor include patients, social work and autism. The most important skills for a supervisor are customer service, safety procedures, and sales floor.

Clinical supervisor vs supervisor overview

	Clinical Supervisor	Supervisor
Yearly salary	$61,615	$53,902
Hourly rate	$29.62	$25.91
Growth rate	9%	-
Number of jobs	71,220	224,920
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	45	46
Years of experience	4	2

What does a clinical supervisor do?

A clinical supervisor is responsible for managing a healthcare facility's daily operations, including the medical procedures and treatments of the medical professionals and practitioners. Clinical supervisors work with other healthcare professionals to optimize treatments, assess patients' health conditions, and administer medications. They also enforce strict sanitary and hygienic procedures for strict compliance of the staff. A clinical supervisor must have excellent knowledge of the medical industry to discuss recommendations and evaluate work procedures to provide the patients' highest quality services.

What does a supervisor do?

Supervisors are responsible for overseeing the daily functions of employees in a specific team, department, or even a work shift. They create work schedules, organize work processes and workflows, train new hires, provide necessary reports related to the team function and the employees, monitor and evaluate employee performance, and ensure that goals of the specific team or department are met. When needed, supervisors also provide guidance to employees in terms of their career or even personal challenges. They also help in fostering harmonious work relationships by resolving interpersonal conflicts at work. To be successful in their role, they must have leadership skills, time management skills, decision-making capabilities, analytical skills, and problem-solving skills.

Clinical supervisor vs supervisor salary

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

	Clinical Supervisor	Supervisor
Average salary	$61,615	$53,902
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $88,000	Between $31,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	California	Alaska
Best paying company	Apple	Reed Smith
Best paying industry	Education	Health Care

Differences between clinical supervisor and supervisor education

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

	Clinical Supervisor	Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Clinical supervisor vs supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between clinical supervisors' and supervisors' demographics:

	Clinical Supervisor	Supervisor
Average age	45	46
Gender ratio	Male, 24.2% Female, 75.8%	Male, 55.8% Female, 44.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 3.1% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	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	15%	6%

Differences between clinical supervisor and supervisor duties and responsibilities

Clinical supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage the clinical reimbursement coordinators traveling schedule to ensure that facilities have adequate MDS coverage.
Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in EMR system.
Assist with implementation of OSHA, emergency preparedness, infection control and regulatory compliance for the medical clinic.
Participate in training on various topics such as HIPAA compliance, treatment planning, co-occurring disorders and crisis management.
Pick to be part of a group that work to establish the insurance information house in the EMR system.
Provide annual OSHA require health education, maintain the OSHA log and submit the final annual summary to company management.

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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.

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Clinical supervisor vs supervisor skills

Common clinical supervisor skills

Patients, 17%
Social Work, 8%
Autism, 7%
Applied Behavior Analysis, 6%
ABA, 5%
Clinical Supervision, 4%

Common supervisor skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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