Nursery supervisor vs preschool teacher

The differences between nursery supervisors and preschool teachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a nursery supervisor and a preschool teacher. Additionally, a preschool teacher has an average salary of $33,582, 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 a preschool teacher are child care, CPR, and classroom management.

Nursery supervisor vs preschool teacher overview

	Nursery Supervisor	Preschool Teacher
Yearly salary	$28,651	$33,582
Hourly rate	$13.77	$16.15
Growth rate	15%	15%
Number of jobs	1,088	55,298
Job satisfaction	-	3.5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	2	2

Nursery supervisor vs preschool teacher salary

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

	Nursery Supervisor	Preschool Teacher
Average salary	$28,651	$33,582
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $37,000	Between $23,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Kings Canyon Unified School District
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between nursery supervisor and preschool teacher education

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

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

Nursery supervisor vs preschool teacher demographics

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

	Nursery Supervisor	Preschool Teacher
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 15.9% Female, 84.1%	Male, 6.4% Female, 93.6%
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, 8.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 5.5% White, 62.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between nursery supervisor and preschool 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.

Preschool teacher example responsibilities.

Implement and manage data for daily in-home ABA program for students with autism.
Design and apply activities to help children in achieving their goals and objectives in accordance with IFSP 's
Create creative curriculum to keep the kids learning and meet school, state, and federal educational guidelines.
Maintain a NAEYC portfolio with supporting documentation to meet standards outline for Pre-Kindergarten.
Develop differentiate literacy and math lessons to fulfill a creative curriculum and support kindergarten readiness.
Arrange events & bible studies.

Nursery supervisor vs preschool teacher skills

Common nursery supervisor skills

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

Common preschool teacher skills

Child Care, 18%
CPR, 17%
Classroom Management, 15%
Child Development, 11%
Open Communication, 10%
Early Development, 3%

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