Nursery supervisor vs infant teacher

The differences between nursery supervisors and infant teachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an infant teacher has an average salary of $29,076, which is higher than the $28,651 average annual salary of a nursery supervisor.

The top three skills for a nursery supervisor include CPR, childhood and child care. The most important skills for an infant teacher are CPR, customer service, and child development.

Nursery supervisor vs infant teacher overview

	Nursery Supervisor	Infant Teacher
Yearly salary	$28,651	$29,076
Hourly rate	$13.77	$13.98
Growth rate	15%	4%
Number of jobs	1,088	63,079
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	40	44
Years of experience	2	-

Nursery supervisor vs infant teacher salary

Nursery supervisors and infant teachers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nursery Supervisor	Infant Teacher
Average salary	$28,651	$29,076
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $37,000	Between $22,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Oak Grove School
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between nursery supervisor and infant teacher education

There are a few differences between a nursery supervisor and an infant teacher in terms of educational background:

	Nursery Supervisor	Infant Teacher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Psychology	Early Childhood Education
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Nursery supervisor vs infant teacher demographics

Here are the differences between nursery supervisors' and infant teachers' demographics:

	Nursery Supervisor	Infant Teacher
Average age	40	44
Gender ratio	Male, 15.9% Female, 84.1%	Male, 4.6% Female, 95.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 6.1% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 8.3% White, 58.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between nursery supervisor and infant teacher duties and responsibilities

Nursery supervisor example responsibilities.

Used simple, practical and dynamics exercises to develop pre- mathematics skills, re-reading and motor skills.
Develop weekly lesson plan base on infant and toddler ministry curriculum.
Design interactive activities to develop language and vocabulary.

Infant teacher example responsibilities.

Certify to perform first aid and CPR in emergencies.
Exceed goals in using standards to become NAEYC accredit.
Complete all necessary criteria to meet and pass NAEYC accreditation standards.
Help attend to the infants or pre-k children in the daycare center as needed.
Lead teacher for infant, pre-k, toddler, and school age classrooms as necessary.
Clean and sanitize rooms, arts and crafts, supervision, closing, first aid and CPR certify.

Nursery supervisor vs infant teacher skills

Common nursery supervisor skills

CPR, 28%
Childhood, 18%
Child Care, 16%
Child Development, 13%
Infant Nursery, 7%
Facility Maintenance, 4%

Common infant teacher skills

CPR, 35%
Customer Service, 25%
Child Development, 18%
Infant Care, 5%
Social Growth, 3%
Open Communication, 3%

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