Grain elevator superintendent vs production coordinator

The differences between grain elevator superintendents and production coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a grain elevator superintendent and a production coordinator. Additionally, a grain elevator superintendent has an average salary of $67,726, which is higher than the $49,366 average annual salary of a production coordinator.

The top three skills for a grain elevator superintendent include CDL, product quality and OSHA. The most important skills for a production coordinator are customer service, logistics, and video production.

Grain elevator superintendent vs production coordinator overview

	Grain Elevator Superintendent	Production Coordinator
Yearly salary	$67,726	$49,366
Hourly rate	$32.56	$23.73
Growth rate	-	-3%
Number of jobs	12,041	68,532
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Grain elevator superintendent vs production coordinator salary

Grain elevator superintendents and production coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grain Elevator Superintendent	Production Coordinator
Average salary	$67,726	$49,366
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $109,000	Between $35,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between grain elevator superintendent and production coordinator education

There are a few differences between a grain elevator superintendent and a production coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Grain Elevator Superintendent	Production Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Stanford University

Grain elevator superintendent vs production coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between grain elevator superintendents' and production coordinators' demographics:

	Grain Elevator Superintendent	Production Coordinator
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 96.4% Female, 3.6%	Male, 47.1% Female, 52.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% Asian, 5.9% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 4.5% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between grain elevator superintendent and production coordinator duties and responsibilities

Grain elevator superintendent example responsibilities.

Lead Kaizen identifying changeover/set-up issues.
Participate in FDA audits of the manufacturing facility.
Provide leadership for problem resolution to facilitate faster improvement and improve working relationships.

Production coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage the deployment communications for the Mid-Atlantic upgrade of ATM hardware.
Create social media campaigns on Facebook and help manage the AKAOKA blog.
Create UNIX shell scripts to automate the processes by avoiding manual process.
Utilize EDI communications to manage customer requirements and shipment coordination.
Participate and lead Kaizen improvement activities to assure optimum productivity and costs.
Manage FedEx shipment processing which includes receiving incoming shipments and keeping records concerning these transactions.

Grain elevator superintendent vs production coordinator skills

Common grain elevator superintendent skills

CDL, 33%
Product Quality, 28%
OSHA, 26%
Grain Storage, 6%
Facility Operations, 4%
Equipment Operation, 3%

Common production coordinator skills

Customer Service, 13%
Logistics, 8%
Video Production, 6%
Production Process, 6%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Production Schedules, 5%

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