Employment supervisor vs human resources recruiter

The differences between employment supervisors and human resources recruiters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an employment supervisor and a human resources recruiter. Additionally, a human resources recruiter has an average salary of $47,549, which is higher than the $41,150 average annual salary of an employment supervisor.

The top three skills for an employment supervisor include HR, payroll and employment program. The most important skills for a human resources recruiter are customer service, HRIS, and applicant tracking systems.

Employment supervisor vs human resources recruiter overview

	Employment Supervisor	Human Resources Recruiter
Yearly salary	$41,150	$47,549
Hourly rate	$19.78	$22.86
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	3,139	73,383
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Employment supervisor vs human resources recruiter salary

Employment supervisors and human resources recruiters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Employment Supervisor	Human Resources Recruiter
Average salary	$41,150	$47,549
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $53,000	Between $33,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Sunnyvale, CA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between employment supervisor and human resources recruiter education

There are a few differences between an employment supervisor and a human resources recruiter in terms of educational background:

	Employment Supervisor	Human Resources Recruiter
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Employment supervisor vs human resources recruiter demographics

Here are the differences between employment supervisors' and human resources recruiters' demographics:

	Employment Supervisor	Human Resources Recruiter
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 42.2% Female, 57.8%	Male, 27.2% Female, 72.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian, 8.1% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 7.8% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between employment supervisor and human resources recruiter duties and responsibilities

Employment supervisor example responsibilities.

Source and recruit candidates for highly complex professional and sales positions, manage and maintain EEO data.
Manage recurring compensation and benefits events and resolve complex or atypical issues.
Design work flow processes and administration tools for FMLA.
Assist with referrals for housing, GED and Medicaid.
Conduct EEO counseling in compliance with statutory and policy guidelines.
Foster positive relationship with the unions that result in significant decline in grievances file and matters demand to arbitration.

Human resources recruiter example responsibilities.

Manage job posting sites and job boards on Facebook to attract applicants.
Track applicants, candidates and new hires within company's web base ATS and manage process flow.
Provide accurate documentation on employees and manage all activity pertaining to job requirements, candidates, consultants and clients through ATS.
Manage highly confidential reports in PeopleSoft database for recruiting information and analysis.
Monitor and track candidate information into ATS (including Taleo) in order to maintain candidate/applicant database.
Provide full cycle recruitment for both salary (including Sr.

Employment supervisor vs human resources recruiter skills

Common employment supervisor skills

HR, 13%
Payroll, 10%
Employment Program, 7%
Disciplinary Procedures, 6%
Employment Services, 6%
Human Resources Policies, 6%

Common human resources recruiter skills

Customer Service, 10%
HRIS, 9%
Applicant Tracking Systems, 5%
Open Positions, 4%
Career Fairs, 4%
Excellent Interpersonal, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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