Custodian supervisor vs stock room manager

The differences between custodian supervisors and stock room managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a custodian supervisor and a stock room manager. Additionally, a stock room manager has an average salary of $57,753, which is higher than the $32,568 average annual salary of a custodian supervisor.

The top three skills for a custodian supervisor include ladders, OSHA and cleanliness. The most important skills for a stock room manager are customer service, wine, and product knowledge.

Custodian supervisor vs stock room manager overview

	Custodian Supervisor	Stock Room Manager
Yearly salary	$32,568	$57,753
Hourly rate	$15.66	$27.77
Growth rate	4%	1%
Number of jobs	11,866	80,491
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	2	2

Custodian supervisor vs stock room manager salary

Custodian supervisors and stock room managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Custodian Supervisor	Stock Room Manager
Average salary	$32,568	$57,753
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $45,000	Between $29,000 And $114,000
Highest paying City	Burlington, MA	-
Highest paying state	Vermont	-
Best paying company	City of Los Angeles	-
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between custodian supervisor and stock room manager education

There are a few differences between a custodian supervisor and a stock room manager in terms of educational background:

	Custodian Supervisor	Stock Room Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Custodian supervisor vs stock room manager demographics

Here are the differences between custodian supervisors' and stock room managers' demographics:

	Custodian Supervisor	Stock Room Manager
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 68.0% Female, 32.0%	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 3.7% White, 57.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 3.5% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between custodian supervisor and stock room manager duties and responsibilities

Custodian supervisor example responsibilities.

Perform general maintenance and repairs, maintain cleanliness of classrooms, cafeterias and perform exterior grounds maintenance.
Maintain and update MSDS books.
Use of heavy cleaning equipment, such as, floor scrubbers, backpack vacuums and buffers.
Operate and maintain equipment such as; auto floor scrubbers, buffers, stripping machines, and vacuums.
Maintain cleanliness of facility by using the proper chemicals for disinfection and sanitation purposes.
Maintain outer premises by watering plants, mowing lawn, cleaning entrances.

Stock room manager example responsibilities.

Manage daily FOH staff line-up, covering necessary instruction and education concerning fine-dining service and beverage, menu and company knowledge.
Work daily with POS system, inventory and purchase orders.
Install and train staff on new systems including current POS and scheduling systems.
Manage daily FOH staff line-up, covering necessary instruction and education concerning fine-dining service and beverage, menu and company knowledge.
Assemble shelving units and maintain warehouse, operate tow lift and pallet jack.
Train and certify on high reach and electric pallet jack for safe operation.

Custodian supervisor vs stock room manager skills

Common custodian supervisor skills

Ladders, 17%
OSHA, 13%
Cleanliness, 9%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Class Rooms, 4%
Clean Carpets, 3%

Common stock room manager skills

Customer Service, 19%
Wine, 13%
Product Knowledge, 9%
Room Operations, 7%
Payroll, 7%
Sales Floor, 7%

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