Optical instruments supervisor vs assembly supervisor

The differences between optical instruments supervisors and assembly supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an optical instruments supervisor and an assembly supervisor. Additionally, an assembly supervisor has an average salary of $62,043, which is higher than the $48,733 average annual salary of an optical instruments supervisor.

The top three skills for an optical instruments supervisor include VSP, electro-optical and customer service. The most important skills for an assembly supervisor are continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, and safety procedures.

Optical instruments supervisor vs assembly supervisor overview

	Optical Instruments Supervisor	Assembly Supervisor
Yearly salary	$48,733	$62,043
Hourly rate	$23.43	$29.83
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	22,014	64,693
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Optical instruments supervisor vs assembly supervisor salary

Optical instruments supervisors and assembly supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Optical Instruments Supervisor	Assembly Supervisor
Average salary	$48,733	$62,043
Salary range	Between $15,000 And $151,000	Between $41,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	Renesas Electronics
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between optical instruments supervisor and assembly supervisor education

There are a few differences between an optical instruments supervisor and an assembly supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Optical Instruments Supervisor	Assembly Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Optical instruments supervisor vs assembly supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between optical instruments supervisors' and assembly supervisors' demographics:

	Optical Instruments Supervisor	Assembly Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 46.2% Female, 53.8%	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 4.4% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 4.8% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between optical instruments supervisor and assembly supervisor duties and responsibilities

Optical instruments supervisor example responsibilities.

Maintain coating quality using adhesion testing and spectrophotometers, and manage coating hues and reflectance adjustments.
Work with multiple optometrists to solve patient issues including inaccurate optical measurements, lens adaptations, and overall patient satisfaction.
Perform 24-2 visual field tests, Ptosis tests, and OCT retinal thickness tests.
Utilize schematics to troubleshoot tank electronics.

Assembly supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage manufacturing department operations to ensure compliance with establish quality specifications, production levels, and FDA regulations.
Assemble and test home improvement products (gas grills, lawn tractors, snow blowers, etc .).
Complete all paper work per ISO and FDA regulations.
Company's representative for BAMA organization for Toyota suppliers.
Review project drawings to QC builds according to specifications.
Define projects to improve the manufacturing processes for CdV base on Chrysler core processes.

Optical instruments supervisor vs assembly supervisor skills

Common optical instruments supervisor skills

VSP, 36%
Electro-Optical, 23%
Customer Service, 22%
Patient Care, 5%
Scheduling Appointments, 4%
Optical Lab, 4%

Common assembly supervisor skills

Continuous Improvement, 12%
Lean Manufacturing, 10%
Safety Procedures, 7%
Corrective Action, 5%
Production Schedules, 5%
Quality Standards, 5%

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