Operational group lead vs group leader

The differences between operational group leads and group leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become an operational group lead, becoming a group leader takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a group leader has an average salary of $100,480, which is higher than the $38,389 average annual salary of an operational group lead.

The top three skills for an operational group lead include safety procedures, safety training and process improvement. The most important skills for a group leader are customer service, OSHA, and center management.

Operational group lead vs group leader overview

	Operational Group Lead	Group Leader
Yearly salary	$38,389	$100,480
Hourly rate	$18.46	$48.31
Growth rate	-	10%
Number of jobs	26,657	56,173
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	46	42
Years of experience	2	4

Operational group lead vs group leader salary

Operational group leads and group leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Operational Group Lead	Group Leader
Average salary	$38,389	$100,480
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $68,000	Between $57,000 And $174,000
Highest paying City	-	Madison, MS
Highest paying state	-	Mississippi
Best paying company	-	Federal Reserve Bank
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between operational group lead and group leader education

There are a few differences between an operational group lead and a group leader in terms of educational background:

	Operational Group Lead	Group Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Operational group lead vs group leader demographics

Here are the differences between operational group leads' and group leaders' demographics:

	Operational Group Lead	Group Leader
Average age	46	42
Gender ratio	Male, 73.3% Female, 26.7%	Male, 51.6% Female, 48.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 5.1% White, 62.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 5.2% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between operational group lead and group leader duties and responsibilities

Operational group lead example responsibilities.

Lead logistics team consisting of expeditors, schedulers, and dispatchers.
Lead targeted decision-making across fast-pace production operations for this growth-orient USDA food factory producing quality meat products.
Maintain WHMS and RF systems.
Machine parts using all manual, and CNC machines
Operate forming machines/ assembly tables, and aluminum braze machine, and CNC bender.
Develop the logistics managers and teams to build bench strength require to exceed customer expectations.

Group leader example responsibilities.

Oversee all OEM site leads to improve work flow, methods and procedures.
Coach to ensure KPI's and SLA's, productivity and quality objectives are consistently achieve.
Coordinate and manage passenger movement of DOD civilians, contractors, and military personnel within the Southwest-Asia area of operation.
Lead and manage a DEA enforcement task force group involve in daily enforcement and intelligence collection/dissemination activities.
Manage and provide performance and career counseling regarding leadership, academics and physical training to strength personnel in their professional development.
Complete two six sigma projects with total savings of $130K/year.

Operational group lead vs group leader skills

Common operational group lead skills

Safety Procedures, 13%
Safety Training, 11%
Process Improvement, 6%
GMP, 6%
ISO, 5%
Sops, 5%

Common group leader skills

Customer Service, 8%
OSHA, 6%
Center Management, 6%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Basic Math, 5%
CPR, 5%