Inventory administrator vs administrative supervisor

The differences between inventory administrators and administrative supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an inventory administrator and an administrative supervisor. Additionally, an administrative supervisor has an average salary of $52,656, which is higher than the $37,221 average annual salary of an inventory administrator.

The top three skills for an inventory administrator include inventory control, cycle counts and purchase orders. The most important skills for an administrative supervisor are patient care, patients, and customer service.

Inventory administrator vs administrative supervisor overview

	Inventory Administrator	Administrative Supervisor
Yearly salary	$37,221	$52,656
Hourly rate	$17.89	$25.32
Growth rate	-3%	-8%
Number of jobs	69,241	58,242
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Inventory administrator vs administrative supervisor salary

Inventory administrators and administrative supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Inventory Administrator	Administrative Supervisor
Average salary	$37,221	$52,656
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $48,000	Between $35,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	-	San Mateo, CA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Calamos Investments
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between inventory administrator and administrative supervisor education

There are a few differences between an inventory administrator and an administrative supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Inventory Administrator	Administrative Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	California State University - Bakersfield

Inventory administrator vs administrative supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between inventory administrators' and administrative supervisors' demographics:

	Inventory Administrator	Administrative Supervisor
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 42.9% Female, 57.1%	Male, 32.7% Female, 67.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 5.2% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.3% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between inventory administrator and administrative supervisor duties and responsibilities

Inventory administrator example responsibilities.

Manage, review, analyze, verify, and ship raw, stock, purchase, QA, and manufacture materials.
Provide assistance to various departments to troubleshoot inventory and promotion issues that require higher level consideration and knowledge.
Work with the sale representatives from individual companies to guarantee availability of prosthetics.

Administrative supervisor example responsibilities.

Restructure, decentralize payroll and purchasing; achieve more productive use of headquarters staff; assume increased responsibilities without staff additions.
Delegated/Assign, review and evaluate work assignments, administer performance evaluations, approve payroll, facilitate team meetings/individual meetings, etc.
Scan and accurately attach respective laboratory test results to EMR system.
Enter patient demographics, personal details and insurance information into Medisoft EMR program.
Back office duties include taking vitals, perform EKGs, injections, phlebotomy, vaccines and assisting in minor procedures.
Create PowerPoint presentations to be present to company CEO of international company.

Inventory administrator vs administrative supervisor skills

Common inventory administrator skills

Inventory Control, 13%
Cycle Counts, 10%
Purchase Orders, 9%
Customer Service, 7%
Inventory Transactions, 7%
Part Numbers, 7%

Common administrative supervisor skills

Patient Care, 22%
Patients, 21%
Customer Service, 10%
Office Procedures, 7%
Payroll, 6%
HIPAA, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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