Managing supervisor vs supervisor

The differences between managing supervisors and supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a managing supervisor, becoming a supervisor takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a managing supervisor has an average salary of $79,218, which is higher than the $53,902 average annual salary of a supervisor.

The top three skills for a managing supervisor include patients, customer service and oversight. The most important skills for a supervisor are customer service, safety procedures, and sales floor.

Managing supervisor vs supervisor overview

	Managing Supervisor	Supervisor
Yearly salary	$79,218	$53,902
Hourly rate	$38.09	$25.91
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	59,711	224,920
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	47	46
Years of experience	6	2

What does a managing supervisor do?

A managing supervisor is an individual who is responsible for managing staff members and providing reports about their progress and development in the organization. Managing supervisors must represent the company to the external parties and should exhibit excellent leadership. They are expected to assist in the hiring process and selection of staff members for the company and train them on their new assignments. They must also maintain proper discipline among the staff members to avoid conflicts.

What does a supervisor do?

Supervisors are responsible for overseeing the daily functions of employees in a specific team, department, or even a work shift. They create work schedules, organize work processes and workflows, train new hires, provide necessary reports related to the team function and the employees, monitor and evaluate employee performance, and ensure that goals of the specific team or department are met. When needed, supervisors also provide guidance to employees in terms of their career or even personal challenges. They also help in fostering harmonious work relationships by resolving interpersonal conflicts at work. To be successful in their role, they must have leadership skills, time management skills, decision-making capabilities, analytical skills, and problem-solving skills.

Managing supervisor vs supervisor salary

Managing supervisors and supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Managing Supervisor	Supervisor
Average salary	$79,218	$53,902
Salary range	Between $53,000 And $117,000	Between $31,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New York	Alaska
Best paying company	RSM US	Reed Smith
Best paying industry	Media	Health Care

Differences between managing supervisor and supervisor education

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

	Managing Supervisor	Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Stanford University

Managing supervisor vs supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between managing supervisors' and supervisors' demographics:

	Managing Supervisor	Supervisor
Average age	47	46
Gender ratio	Male, 55.2% Female, 44.8%	Male, 55.8% Female, 44.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 5.9% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 4.6% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	6%

Differences between managing supervisor and supervisor duties and responsibilities

Managing supervisor example responsibilities.

Perform care coordination and manage team of nurses providing telephonic care coordination for Oklahoma Medicaid members.
Develop community sites within SharePoint to allow all team members to effectively manage assign inventory listings, and record keeping.
Communicate with patients and other necessary departments to resolve patient issues while maintaining excellent confidential customer service.
Maintain and improve build process for Java applications within POS area.
Train first aid, CPR, blood borne pathogens, and ergonomics.
Train multiple employees on POS register system, and company policy and procedures.

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Supervisor example responsibilities.

Lead continuous process improvement and six sigma teams to meet ISO 9001 and QS 9000 standards.
Manage and implement merchandising strategy for POS marketing and display inventory.
Lead comprehensive training for each new volunteer or court-mandate worker regarding OSHA regulations and warehouse procedure.
Organize care with 6 CNAs.
Coordinate lifeguard duty schedule for all pools.
Maintain cleanliness throughout kitchen, coolers, and freezer areas.

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Managing supervisor vs supervisor skills

Common managing supervisor skills

Patients, 14%
Customer Service, 13%
Oversight, 6%
HIPAA, 5%
Excellent Interpersonal, 4%
Social Work, 4%

Common supervisor skills

Customer Service, 11%
Safety Procedures, 9%
Sales Floor, 9%
POS, 9%
Direct Supervision, 9%
Payroll, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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