Dry cleaning manager vs area supervisor

The differences between dry cleaning managers and area supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-8 years to become a dry cleaning manager, becoming an area supervisor takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a dry cleaning manager has an average salary of $147,254, which is higher than the $40,965 average annual salary of an area supervisor.

The top three skills for a dry cleaning manager include customer service, payroll and store policies. The most important skills for an area supervisor are ladders, cleanliness, and sales floor.

Dry cleaning manager vs area supervisor overview

	Dry Cleaning Manager	Area Supervisor
Yearly salary	$147,254	$40,965
Hourly rate	$70.80	$19.69
Growth rate	-	6%
Number of jobs	15,356	106,356
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	46	43
Years of experience	8	6

Dry cleaning manager vs area supervisor salary

Dry cleaning managers and area supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dry Cleaning Manager	Area Supervisor
Average salary	$147,254	$40,965
Salary range	Between $66,000 And $325,000	Between $27,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	-	Lancaster, PA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Tesla
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between dry cleaning manager and area supervisor education

There are a few differences between a dry cleaning manager and an area supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Dry Cleaning Manager	Area Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Dry cleaning manager vs area supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between dry cleaning managers' and area supervisors' demographics:

	Dry Cleaning Manager	Area Supervisor
Average age	46	43
Gender ratio	Male, 59.9% Female, 40.1%	Male, 58.4% Female, 41.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 7.3% White, 65.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 6.5% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	9%

Differences between dry cleaning manager and area supervisor duties and responsibilities

Dry cleaning manager example responsibilities.

Manage a 1.3 million dollar payroll and over 400K in other budgetary line items.
Demonstrate resourcefulness and imagination when managing professional responsibilities.
Demonstrate resourcefulness and imagination when managing professional responsibilities.
Demonstrate resourcefulness and imagination when managing professional responsibilities.

Area supervisor example responsibilities.

Promote from associate to manage several departments including jewelry, housewares, automotive and electronics.
Demonstrate resourcefulness and imagination when managing professional responsibilities.
Schedule and lead safety meetings par OSHA regulations.
Train new and current employees run reports and stats for upper management.
Handle work flow, assign tasks, train new associates, run administrative machines.
Review laboratory documents and test paperwork to ensure the information is accurate and GMP compliant.

Dry cleaning manager vs area supervisor skills

Common dry cleaning manager skills

Customer Service, 75%
Payroll, 13%
Store Policies, 7%
Customer Complaints, 5%

Common area supervisor skills

Ladders, 17%
Cleanliness, 16%
Sales Floor, 15%
Front End, 13%
Loss Prevention, 10%
Bank Deposits, 9%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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