Freight loading supervisor vs receiving supervisor

The differences between freight loading supervisors and receiving supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a freight loading supervisor and a receiving supervisor. Additionally, a freight loading supervisor has an average salary of $68,270, which is higher than the $37,170 average annual salary of a receiving supervisor.

The top three skills for a freight loading supervisor include sales floor, back stock and POS. The most important skills for a receiving supervisor are shipping receiving, purchase orders, and sales floor.

Freight loading supervisor vs receiving supervisor overview

	Freight Loading Supervisor	Receiving Supervisor
Yearly salary	$68,270	$37,170
Hourly rate	$32.82	$17.87
Growth rate	6%	-3%
Number of jobs	14,755	20,810
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Freight loading supervisor vs receiving supervisor salary

Freight loading supervisors and receiving supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Freight Loading Supervisor	Receiving Supervisor
Average salary	$68,270	$37,170
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $113,000	Between $28,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	West Hartford, CT
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	MSC Industrial Direct Co
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between freight loading supervisor and receiving supervisor education

There are a few differences between a freight loading supervisor and a receiving supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Freight Loading Supervisor	Receiving Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Freight loading supervisor vs receiving supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between freight loading supervisors' and receiving supervisors' demographics:

	Freight Loading Supervisor	Receiving Supervisor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 75.3% Female, 24.7%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 6.3% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 6.7% White, 54.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between freight loading supervisor and receiving supervisor duties and responsibilities

Freight loading supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage productivity reports for all employees and ensure accurate inventory levels through WMS computer warehousing systems and maintain all receiving billing.
Manage productivity reports for all employees and ensure accurate inventory levels through WMS computer warehousing systems and maintain all receiving billing.
Contribute the reduction in shrink by following company guidelines with EAS tags.
Unload, process, and properly secure any merchandise needing EAS tags from all incoming freight.

Receiving supervisor example responsibilities.

Create policies and procedures responsible for achieving ISO certification within 1st year of employment.
Manage inventory utilizing WMS systems.
Manage productivity reports for all employees and ensure accurate inventory levels through WMS computer warehousing systems and maintain all receiving billing.
Provide and maintain HAZMAT training for all employees and keep records for the store.
Volunteer to become HazMat certify in order to ensure warehouse safety.
Manage productivity reports for all employees and ensure accurate inventory levels through WMS computer warehousing systems and maintain all receiving billing.

Freight loading supervisor vs receiving supervisor skills

Common freight loading supervisor skills

Sales Floor, 39%
Back Stock, 11%
POS, 9%
Shipping Receiving, 7%
Sales Associates, 7%
Stock Room, 5%

Common receiving supervisor skills

Shipping Receiving, 30%
Purchase Orders, 17%
Sales Floor, 17%
Excellent Interpersonal, 8%
Customer Service, 5%
Safety Procedures, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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