Evening or night nurse supervisor vs head nurse

The differences between evening or night nurse supervisors and head nurses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an evening or night nurse supervisor and a head nurse. Additionally, a head nurse has an average salary of $80,173, which is higher than the $61,443 average annual salary of an evening or night nurse supervisor.

The top three skills for an evening or night nurse supervisor include BLS, CPR and discharge planning. The most important skills for a head nurse are patients, BLS, and compassion.

Evening or night nurse supervisor vs head nurse overview

	Evening Or Night Nurse Supervisor	Head Nurse
Yearly salary	$61,443	$80,173
Hourly rate	$29.54	$38.54
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	36,753	649,127
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Evening or night nurse supervisor vs head nurse salary

Evening or night nurse supervisors and head nurses have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Evening Or Night Nurse Supervisor	Head Nurse
Average salary	$61,443	$80,173
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $114,000	Between $48,000 And $132,000
Highest paying City	-	Minneapolis, MN
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	AstraZeneca
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between evening or night nurse supervisor and head nurse education

There are a few differences between an evening or night nurse supervisor and a head nurse in terms of educational background:

	Evening Or Night Nurse Supervisor	Head Nurse
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Evening or night nurse supervisor vs head nurse demographics

Here are the differences between evening or night nurse supervisors' and head nurses' demographics:

	Evening Or Night Nurse Supervisor	Head Nurse
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 17.2% Female, 82.8%	Male, 13.1% Female, 86.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 9.0% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 8.8% White, 65.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between evening or night nurse supervisor and head nurse duties and responsibilities

Evening or night nurse supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
Complete documents for state fund Medicaid programs, admission into community nursing and group home facilities and other community resources available.
Participated/Organize immunization clinics company wide.

Head nurse example responsibilities.

Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
Receive intensive training for critical care skill development upon transferring to the medical ICU.
Perform advanced nursing care to acute/chronic medical/surgical, cardiac, thoracic surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic and oncology/ hematology patients.
Certify staff in CPR and blood glucose monitoring.
Develop and implement an intensive care class for the staff; implement ACLS class for all staff.
Develop process improvement plan with bundles for sedation and ventilation.

Evening or night nurse supervisor vs head nurse skills

Common evening or night nurse supervisor skills

BLS, 28%
CPR, 22%
Discharge Planning, 18%
Acls, 17%
Direct Patient Care, 7%
Emergency Situations, 3%

Common head nurse skills

Patients, 31%
BLS, 9%
Compassion, 6%
Acute Care, 6%
Acls, 4%
CPR, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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