Employment supervisor vs senior recruiter

The differences between employment supervisors and senior 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 senior recruiter. Additionally, a senior recruiter has an average salary of $78,931, 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 senior recruiter are applicant tracking systems, customer service, and human resources.

Employment supervisor vs senior recruiter overview

	Employment Supervisor	Senior Recruiter
Yearly salary	$41,150	$78,931
Hourly rate	$19.78	$37.95
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	3,139	34,976
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Employment supervisor vs senior recruiter salary

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

	Employment Supervisor	Senior Recruiter
Average salary	$41,150	$78,931
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $53,000	Between $57,000 And $107,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between employment supervisor and senior recruiter education

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

	Employment Supervisor	Senior Recruiter
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Employment supervisor vs senior recruiter demographics

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

	Employment Supervisor	Senior Recruiter
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 42.2% Female, 57.8%	Male, 43.7% Female, 56.3%
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, 10.6% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 8.0% White, 57.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between employment supervisor and senior 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.

Senior recruiter example responsibilities.

Utilize ATS (TALEO) to manage full-cycle, end-to-end, high volume recruiting efforts.
Lead process development effort to centralize sourcing information and improve efficiency for one of the largest RPO clients.
Manage applicant database and tracking system to ensure data integrity and compliance with federal regulations, including OFCCP compliance.
Recruit a team of QA experts to do framework lead solution as a testing bed foundation for quarterly regression testing.
Track, monitor and report all recruiting activities within Jobvite and manages all job posting and job descriptions for compliance.
Manage compensation packages using payroll software.

Employment supervisor vs senior recruiter skills

Common employment supervisor skills

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

Common senior recruiter skills

Applicant Tracking Systems, 11%
Customer Service, 6%
Human Resources, 6%
SR, 6%
Recruitment Process, 4%
Recruitment Strategies, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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