Medical supervisor vs supervisor

The differences between medical supervisors and supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a medical supervisor, becoming a supervisor takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a supervisor has an average salary of $53,902, which is higher than the $51,487 average annual salary of a medical supervisor.

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

Medical supervisor vs supervisor overview

	Medical Supervisor	Supervisor
Yearly salary	$51,487	$53,902
Hourly rate	$24.75	$25.91
Growth rate	16%	-
Number of jobs	69,951	224,920
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	37	46
Years of experience	12	2

What does a medical supervisor do?

A Medical Supervisor oversees medical facilities' daily operations, focusing on the workforce's performance to ensure that patients receive optimal care and services. They are often in charge of establishing employee schedules, coordinating with internal and external parties to facilitate various programs, participating in the recruitment and hiring procedures, and evaluating and training the employees to ensure that they comply with facility and government standards. Moreover, a Medical Supervisor participates in establishing guidelines and budgets, setting daily objectives, and implementing the facility's policies and regulations.

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.

Medical supervisor vs supervisor salary

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

	Medical Supervisor	Supervisor
Average salary	$51,487	$53,902
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $89,000	Between $31,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Alaska
Best paying company	University Health	Reed Smith
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between medical supervisor and supervisor education

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

	Medical Supervisor	Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Medical supervisor vs supervisor demographics

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

	Medical Supervisor	Supervisor
Average age	37	46
Gender ratio	Male, 40.0% Female, 60.0%	Male, 55.8% Female, 44.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 8.9% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	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	6%	6%

Differences between medical supervisor and supervisor duties and responsibilities

Medical supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage GEMBA projects and maintain supply for general lab, microbiology and molecular departments.
Maintain department charge masters to include annual CPT updates.
Set office up for/scan in all patient documents for EMR.
Review charts and assign CPT and ICD-9-CM codes and claim rejections.
Provide training to medication room staff on the newly introduce EMR system.
Ensure quality and accuracy of labeling content to conform with FDA and MDD regulatory requirements.

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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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Medical supervisor vs supervisor skills

Common medical supervisor skills

Patients, 25%
Patient Care, 11%
Medical Procedures, 8%
CPT, 6%
Medical Terminology, 5%
Physical Exams, 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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