Optical instruments supervisor vs tool room supervisor

The differences between optical instruments supervisors and tool room 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 a tool room supervisor. Additionally, an optical instruments supervisor has an average salary of $48,733, which is higher than the $37,489 average annual salary of a tool room supervisor.

The top three skills for an optical instruments supervisor include VSP, electro-optical and customer service. The most important skills for a tool room supervisor are safety procedures, safety standards, and CNC.

Optical instruments supervisor vs tool room supervisor overview

	Optical Instruments Supervisor	Tool Room Supervisor
Yearly salary	$48,733	$37,489
Hourly rate	$23.43	$18.02
Growth rate	4%	1%
Number of jobs	22,014	65,342
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Optical instruments supervisor vs tool room supervisor salary

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

	Optical Instruments Supervisor	Tool Room Supervisor
Average salary	$48,733	$37,489
Salary range	Between $15,000 And $151,000	Between $21,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between optical instruments supervisor and tool room supervisor education

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

	Optical Instruments Supervisor	Tool Room Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Optical instruments supervisor vs tool room supervisor demographics

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

	Optical Instruments Supervisor	Tool Room Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 46.2% Female, 53.8%	Male, 65.0% Female, 35.0%
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, 12.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 4.8% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between optical instruments supervisor and tool room 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.

Tool room supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage daily operations in the dining room, the lounge and in-room dining.
Ensure that specific assignments run at the predicted rate, and that the predicted number of completes are attained.
Learned basic bartending skills and knowledge which lead to ability to assist tending the bar on an as needed basis.
Machine various components for stamping dies using milling machines, manual lathes, and grinders.
Operate manual mills, lathes, surface grinders and drill presses with a high degree of proficiency.
Personalize service for VIP clients.

Optical instruments supervisor vs tool room 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 tool room supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 19%
Safety Standards, 11%
CNC, 9%
Front Desk, 8%
Jigs, 6%
CPR, 5%

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