Operational group lead vs team leader

The differences between operational group leads and team 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 team leader takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a team leader has an average salary of $68,817, 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 team leader are customer service, ladders, and patients.

Operational group lead vs team leader overview

	Operational Group Lead	Team Leader
Yearly salary	$38,389	$68,817
Hourly rate	$18.46	$33.09
Growth rate	-	8%
Number of jobs	26,657	197,336
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	46	43
Years of experience	2	6

Operational group lead vs team leader salary

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

	Operational Group Lead	Team Leader
Average salary	$38,389	$68,817
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $68,000	Between $37,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Ropes & Gray
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between operational group lead and team leader education

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

	Operational Group Lead	Team Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Operational group lead vs team leader demographics

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

	Operational Group Lead	Team Leader
Average age	46	43
Gender ratio	Male, 73.3% Female, 26.7%	Male, 55.0% Female, 45.0%
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, 8.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 7.2% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	9%

Differences between operational group lead and team 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.

Team leader example responsibilities.

Manage ACD metrics and methodology, including reporting to Sr. Management.
Set the highest standards for achieving company s KPIs, and holding staff individually accountable thereof.
Lead and conduct daily port operations for all DOD cargo transiting through the state of Florida.
Manage inventory and stock groceries, clothes and office supplies, handle supplies requests, revise logbook.
Implement multiple tools and utilities (KaiZen ideas) to optimize and automate various processes across the projects.
Manage online tasks, delegate and oversee responsibilities and projects, work with HTML coding, and update site content.

Operational group lead vs team leader skills

Common operational group lead skills

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

Common team leader skills

Customer Service, 26%
Ladders, 9%
Patients, 6%
Sales Floor, 6%
PET, 5%
Safety Procedures, 4%