Garden supervisor vs supervisor

The differences between garden supervisors and supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a garden supervisor, becoming a supervisor takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a supervisor has an average salary of $53,902, which is higher than the $37,992 average annual salary of a garden supervisor.

The top three skills for a garden supervisor include store management, sales plan and customer service. The most important skills for a supervisor are customer service, safety procedures, and sales floor.

Garden supervisor vs supervisor overview

	Garden Supervisor	Supervisor
Yearly salary	$37,992	$53,902
Hourly rate	$18.27	$25.91
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	1,866	224,920
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	45	46
Years of experience	4	2

Garden supervisor vs supervisor salary

Garden supervisors and supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Garden Supervisor	Supervisor
Average salary	$37,992	$53,902
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $55,000	Between $31,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Reed Smith
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between garden supervisor and supervisor education

There are a few differences between a garden supervisor and a supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Garden Supervisor	Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Stanford University

Garden supervisor vs supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between garden supervisors' and supervisors' demographics:

	Garden Supervisor	Supervisor
Average age	45	46
Gender ratio	Male, 65.7% Female, 34.3%	Male, 55.8% Female, 44.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 1.3% White, 68.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 4.6% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	6%

Differences between garden supervisor and supervisor duties and responsibilities

Garden supervisor example responsibilities.

Participate in ordering of all nursery stock and managing inventory.
Administer performance management by diagnosing improvement opportunities, providing effective feedback, coaching, and corrective action plans.
Administer performance management by diagnosing improvement opportunities, providing effective feedback, coaching, and corrective action plans.

Supervisor example responsibilities.

Lead continuous process improvement and six sigma teams to meet ISO 9001 and QS 9000 standards.
Manage and implement merchandising strategy for POS marketing and display inventory.
Lead comprehensive training for each new volunteer or court-mandate worker regarding OSHA regulations and warehouse procedure.
Organize care with 6 CNAs.
Coordinate lifeguard duty schedule for all pools.
Maintain cleanliness throughout kitchen, coolers, and freezer areas.

Garden supervisor vs supervisor skills

Common garden supervisor skills

Store Management, 46%
Sales Plan, 19%
Customer Service, 14%
Inventory Control, 5%
Landscape Maintenance, 3%
Greenhouse, 2%

Common supervisor skills

Customer Service, 11%
Safety Procedures, 9%
Sales Floor, 9%
POS, 9%
Direct Supervision, 9%
Payroll, 5%

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