Junior supervisor vs administrative supervisor

The differences between junior supervisors and administrative supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a junior supervisor, becoming an administrative supervisor takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an administrative supervisor has an average salary of $52,656, which is higher than the $39,143 average annual salary of a junior supervisor.

The top three skills for a junior supervisor include customer service, safety standards and JR. The most important skills for an administrative supervisor are patient care, patients, and customer service.

Junior supervisor vs administrative supervisor overview

	Junior Supervisor	Administrative Supervisor
Yearly salary	$39,143	$52,656
Hourly rate	$18.82	$25.32
Growth rate	-	-8%
Number of jobs	48,337	58,242
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	46	47
Years of experience	2	6

Junior supervisor vs administrative supervisor salary

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

	Junior Supervisor	Administrative Supervisor
Average salary	$39,143	$52,656
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $59,000	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 junior supervisor and administrative supervisor education

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

	Junior Supervisor	Administrative Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	California State University - Bakersfield

Junior supervisor vs administrative supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between junior supervisors' and administrative supervisors' demographics:

	Junior Supervisor	Administrative Supervisor
Average age	46	47
Gender ratio	Male, 58.5% Female, 41.5%	Male, 32.7% Female, 67.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 4.6% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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	6%	8%

Differences between junior supervisor and administrative supervisor duties and responsibilities

Junior supervisor example responsibilities.

Lead comprehensive training for each new volunteer or court-mandate worker regarding OSHA regulations and warehouse procedure.
Coordinate appeals and complaint programs in adherence with state regulations and contracts.
Represent evaluations team at IFSP meetings.
SOP development, CAPA initiation and implementation.
Demonstrate timely closures base on MDR guidelines and procedures.
Attend voluntary SAS programming classes to further knowledge of survey center operations.

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.

Junior supervisor vs administrative supervisor skills

Common junior supervisor skills

Customer Service, 31%
Safety Standards, 26%
JR, 10%
Sales Floor, 6%
POS, 5%
Sales Associates, 3%

Common administrative supervisor skills

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

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