Front desk supervisor vs group supervisor

The differences between front desk supervisors and group supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a front desk supervisor and a group supervisor. Additionally, a group supervisor has an average salary of $54,591, which is higher than the $34,885 average annual salary of a front desk supervisor.

The top three skills for a front desk supervisor include reservations, guest service and room availability. The most important skills for a group supervisor are customer service, customer satisfaction, and disciplinary actions.

Front desk supervisor vs group supervisor overview

	Front Desk Supervisor	Group Supervisor
Yearly salary	$34,885	$54,591
Hourly rate	$16.77	$26.25
Growth rate	-	12%
Number of jobs	69,802	34,843
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Front desk supervisor vs group supervisor salary

Front desk supervisors and group supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Front Desk Supervisor	Group Supervisor
Average salary	$34,885	$54,591
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $45,000	Between $29,000 And $101,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Hawaii	New York
Best paying company	Punderson Manor Lodge & Conference Center	AbbVie
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between front desk supervisor and group supervisor education

There are a few differences between a front desk supervisor and a group supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Front Desk Supervisor	Group Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Northwestern University

Front desk supervisor vs group supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between front desk supervisors' and group supervisors' demographics:

	Front Desk Supervisor	Group Supervisor
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 32.7% Female, 67.3%	Male, 45.3% Female, 54.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 5.2% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 6.2% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between front desk supervisor and group supervisor duties and responsibilities

Front desk supervisor example responsibilities.

Organize all large group events, manage company website and Facebook page.
Utilize extensive manage care knowledge including Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare to support business objectives.
Manage the doctor's agenda, reception area, phone calls, emails, POS system, and accounts receivables.
Manage POS deposits and reconciliations for membership and accessory sales.
Assist customers with reservation and hotel procedures, consistently manage PBX and hotel operations and customer relations
Manage facility procedures relate to insurance and billing and solve patients' queries regarding their insurance renewal and expiry.

Group supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage the clients financials and take care of the groceries purchases and cook dinner for them.
Lead and manage a DEA enforcement task force group involve in daily enforcement and intelligence collection/dissemination activities.
Attend monthly meeting as well as ISP's, IEP's and special meetings with DRC, parents and schools.
Follow the NAEYC rules and regulations.
Work with clients in meeting ISP goals.
Supervise the production support of the ETL processes.

Front desk supervisor vs group supervisor skills

Common front desk supervisor skills

Reservations, 23%
Guest Service, 10%
Room Availability, 7%
Computer System, 4%
Customer Service, 4%
Guest Rooms, 3%

Common group supervisor skills

Customer Service, 20%
Customer Satisfaction, 11%
Disciplinary Actions, 11%
Leadership, 9%
Social Work, 8%
Direct Supervision, 7%

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