Meter supervisor vs department manager

The differences between meter supervisors and department managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a meter supervisor and a department manager. Additionally, a meter supervisor has an average salary of $73,999, which is higher than the $67,160 average annual salary of a department manager.

The top three skills for a meter supervisor include regional leadership, depot and store management. The most important skills for a department manager are inventory management, sales promotions, and cleanliness.

Meter supervisor vs department manager overview

	Meter Supervisor	Department Manager
Yearly salary	$73,999	$67,160
Hourly rate	$35.58	$32.29
Growth rate	10%	5%
Number of jobs	53,301	330,327
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	6	6

Meter supervisor vs department manager salary

Meter supervisors and department managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Meter Supervisor	Department Manager
Average salary	$73,999	$67,160
Salary range	Between $53,000 And $102,000	Between $39,000 And $115,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Ralph Lauren
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between meter supervisor and department manager education

There are a few differences between a meter supervisor and a department manager in terms of educational background:

	Meter Supervisor	Department Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Meter supervisor vs department manager demographics

Here are the differences between meter supervisors' and department managers' demographics:

	Meter Supervisor	Department Manager
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 71.4% Female, 28.6%	Male, 51.8% Female, 48.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 7.0% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 7.0% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between meter supervisor and department manager duties and responsibilities

Meter supervisor example responsibilities.

Presume management duties when store manage and assistant managers are unavailable-Unloaded merchandise from freight trucks-Reset monthly schematics per corporate blueprint
Update and improve the appearance and visual merchandising within millwork department, resulting in significantly increase sales.
Communicate with customers, management, internal departments, and vendors to coordinate overall merchandising efforts in accordance with corporate goals.

Department manager example responsibilities.

Participate in company's ISO certification program, successfully achieving ISO [] and AS9100 certification.
Manage and delegate over lumber-building materials department including millwork department.
Manage electronics, wireless connection center, layaway and online order/pickup departments.
Develop schedules; manage payroll; multitask extensively to ensure competing requirements are complete.
Monitor and maximize sales and payroll by identifying sales opportunities and managing controllable expenses.
Manage geotechnical aspects of an EIR/EIS for a coastal development in an environmentally sensitive lagoon.

Meter supervisor vs department manager skills

Common meter supervisor skills

Regional Leadership, 59%
Depot, 16%
Store Management, 13%
Electric Meters, 12%

Common department manager skills

Inventory Management, 38%
Sales Promotions, 17%
Cleanliness, 13%
Customer Service, 8%
Sales Floor, 3%
Product Knowledge, 2%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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