Junior supervisor vs unit supervisor

The differences between junior supervisors and unit 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 a unit supervisor takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a unit supervisor has an average salary of $48,749, 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 a unit supervisor are patients, corrective action, and social work.

Junior supervisor vs unit supervisor overview

	Junior Supervisor	Unit Supervisor
Yearly salary	$39,143	$48,749
Hourly rate	$18.82	$23.44
Growth rate	-	6%
Number of jobs	48,337	37,120
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	46	47
Years of experience	2	6

Junior supervisor vs unit supervisor salary

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

	Junior Supervisor	Unit Supervisor
Average salary	$39,143	$48,749
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $59,000	Between $30,000 And $78,000
Highest paying City	-	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Berkshire Hathaway
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between junior supervisor and unit supervisor education

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

	Junior Supervisor	Unit Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	California State University - Bakersfield

Junior supervisor vs unit supervisor demographics

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

	Junior Supervisor	Unit Supervisor
Average age	46	47
Gender ratio	Male, 58.5% Female, 41.5%	Male, 51.6% Female, 48.4%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 5.7% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between junior supervisor and unit 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.

Unit supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage direct support professionals serving adult populations for persons with mental health, developmental disabilities and children with autism.
Document patient information and recording information correctly, as well as ensuring other workers are following OSHA and HIPAA requirements.
Attend weekly QA collaboration meetings and actively participate in discussions.
Utilize Kaizen activities to drive continuous process and quality improvements.
Submit MDS assessments to CMS timely and organize documentation for timely filing.
Evaluate admissions for Medicare/ Medicaid eligibility; prepare MDS and PPS documentation.

Junior supervisor vs unit supervisor skills

Common junior supervisor skills

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

Common unit supervisor skills

Patients, 11%
Corrective Action, 10%
Social Work, 8%
Oversight, 7%
Conflict Resolution, 6%
Direct Supervision, 6%