Material crew supervisor vs route manager

The differences between material crew supervisors and route managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a material crew supervisor and a route manager. Additionally, a route manager has an average salary of $50,375, which is higher than the $41,293 average annual salary of a material crew supervisor.

Material crew supervisor vs route manager overview

	Material Crew Supervisor	Route Manager
Yearly salary	$41,293	$50,375
Hourly rate	$19.85	$24.22
Growth rate	18%	5%
Number of jobs	88,463	7,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Material crew supervisor vs route manager salary

Material crew supervisors and route managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Material Crew Supervisor	Route Manager
Average salary	$41,293	$50,375
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $76,000	Between $38,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	San Leandro, CA
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Harsco
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between material crew supervisor and route manager education

There are a few differences between a material crew supervisor and a route manager in terms of educational background:

	Material Crew Supervisor	Route Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Business
Most common college	-	-

Material crew supervisor vs route manager demographics

Here are the differences between material crew supervisors' and route managers' demographics:

	Material Crew Supervisor	Route Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 96.8% Female, 3.2%	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 4.4% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 6.7% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between material crew supervisor and route manager duties and responsibilities

Material crew supervisor example responsibilities.

Lead project to establish a Kanban system for hardware to a key station to reduce cycle time and increase efficiency.
Identify market opportunity, assemble leadership and production teams, secure capital investment and build business/financial infrastructure.
Implement efficient service along with great taste of fresh, hot food of McDonalds to desiring customers as a crew member.

Route manager example responsibilities.

Manage invoice collection and customer issues.
Conduct billing using mobile POS systems.
Advance to CDL liquid driver (liquid oxygen).
Obtain CDL license resulting in a promotion and pay raise.
Review driver DVIR and log book to fuel hours and mileage.
Develop interactive huddles topics, ensure compliance with safety guidelines, DVIR.

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Updated January 8, 2025

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