Lead bookseller vs department supervisor

The differences between lead booksellers and department supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a lead bookseller and a department supervisor. Additionally, a department supervisor has an average salary of $47,300, which is higher than the $26,184 average annual salary of a lead bookseller.

The top three skills for a lead bookseller include kids, customer satisfaction and customer transactions. The most important skills for a department supervisor are store management, product knowledge, and plumbing.

Lead bookseller vs department supervisor overview

	Lead Bookseller	Department Supervisor
Yearly salary	$26,184	$47,300
Hourly rate	$12.59	$22.74
Growth rate	-10%	6%
Number of jobs	103,745	216,893
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	6	6

Lead bookseller vs department supervisor salary

Lead booksellers and department supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lead Bookseller	Department Supervisor
Average salary	$26,184	$47,300
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $30,000	Between $33,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	Lakewood, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Club
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between lead bookseller and department supervisor education

There are a few differences between a lead bookseller and a department supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Lead Bookseller	Department Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	English	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Lead bookseller vs department supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between lead booksellers' and department supervisors' demographics:

	Lead Bookseller	Department Supervisor
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 38.3% Female, 61.7%	Male, 57.9% Female, 42.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 6.3% White, 62.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 6.8% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between lead bookseller and department supervisor duties and responsibilities

Lead bookseller example responsibilities.

Assist in maintaining department staffing levels to ensure scheduling and service requirements are achieved while maintaining payroll objectives.
Train - teach new employees about upselling, company devices, policies and procedures.
Demonstrate a strong ability to learn by cross-training in the caf, music, and receiving departments.
Train in all areas of the store: book floor, register, caf, music, children's and receiving.
Aggregate, analyze and organize information from QC reports into a department-wide WIKI to facilitate information sharing and best practice utilization.
Work as a cashier, bookseller, shipping and handling and in Starbucks.

Department supervisor example responsibilities.

Achieve a high degree of customer relations, in-stock, and store appearance.
Manage geotechnical aspects of an EIR/EIS for a coastal development in an environmentally sensitive lagoon.
Maintain an ISO certify department.
Home depot sales associate , 2/2012 to7/1012
Obtain good working knowledge of EDI.
Assist customers, complete callbacks and diamond counts

Lead bookseller vs department supervisor skills

Common lead bookseller skills

Kids, 21%
Customer Satisfaction, 14%
Customer Transactions, 11%
ISO, 9%
Increase Sales, 9%
Store Events, 9%

Common department supervisor skills

Store Management, 21%
Product Knowledge, 19%
Plumbing, 18%
Math, 8%
Customer Satisfaction, 6%
Store Sales, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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