Employment supervisor vs recruiter

The differences between employment supervisors and 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 recruiter. Additionally, a recruiter has an average salary of $51,374, 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 recruiter are applicant tracking systems, customer service, and human resources.

Employment supervisor vs recruiter overview

	Employment Supervisor	Recruiter
Yearly salary	$41,150	$51,374
Hourly rate	$19.78	$24.70
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	3,139	37,954
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Employment supervisor vs recruiter salary

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

	Employment Supervisor	Recruiter
Average salary	$41,150	$51,374
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $53,000	Between $35,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between employment supervisor and recruiter education

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

	Employment Supervisor	Recruiter
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Employment supervisor vs recruiter demographics

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

	Employment Supervisor	Recruiter
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 42.2% Female, 57.8%	Male, 40.1% Female, 59.9%
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, 10.4% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 7.8% White, 56.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between employment supervisor and 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.

Recruiter example responsibilities.

Manage an average 20 c-level and executive job requisitions per month and achieve a time to slate average of 3 days.
Manage these teams and eventually hire someone to take over the Jr. high ministry completely.
Manage the internal data base system (ICIMS) maintaining high priority candidates as well as priority job openings.
Manage and negotiate contracts for all job boards including: Monster-SignOnSanDiego, YahooHotJobs, Careerbuilder, Jobing, and Craigslist.
Manage records of sales activities and follow-up on requirements by utilizing office specific HRIS technology.
Utilize ATS (applicant tracking software) for organizational recruiting efforts, reviewing applicant information and managing open requisitions.

Employment supervisor vs recruiter skills

Common employment supervisor skills

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

Common recruiter skills

Applicant Tracking Systems, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Human Resources, 8%
Linkedin, 4%
Healthcare, 4%
Background Checks, 4%