Postal supervisor vs office supervisor

The differences between postal supervisors and office supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a postal supervisor has an average salary of $50,061, which is higher than the $42,965 average annual salary of an office supervisor.

The top three skills for a postal supervisor include postal service, USPS and postal operations. The most important skills for an office supervisor are patients, office procedures, and data entry.

Postal supervisor vs office supervisor overview

	Postal Supervisor	Office Supervisor
Yearly salary	$50,061	$42,965
Hourly rate	$24.07	$20.66
Growth rate	3%	-8%
Number of jobs	3,856	55,683
Job satisfaction	1	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	6

Postal supervisor vs office supervisor salary

Postal supervisors and office supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Postal Supervisor	Office Supervisor
Average salary	$50,061	$42,965
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $96,000	Between $30,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Epiq
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between postal supervisor and office supervisor education

There are a few differences between a postal supervisor and an office supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Postal Supervisor	Office Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	California State University - Bakersfield

Postal supervisor vs office supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between postal supervisors' and office supervisors' demographics:

	Postal Supervisor	Office Supervisor
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 59.9% Female, 40.1%	Male, 25.7% Female, 74.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% Asian, 7.5% White, 65.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 5.3% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	8%

Differences between postal supervisor and office supervisor duties and responsibilities

Postal supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage and distribute all FedEx overnight localities.
Assist with training for new GFEBS programming.
Maintain ISO standards and serve as the company representative for annual audits and ISO 9001-2008 re-certification.
Coordinate security clearances, transportation, logistics and berthing for both operational and support personnel participating at multiple locations.
Revise policy responding to tax law changes saving Exxon millions.
Distribute all urinary test, results and specimens immediately disperse via FedEx or overnight localities.

Office supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage A/R, A/P, credentialing, surgery scheduling, and coordinate patient referrals to other physicians.
Create, execute, and maintain all AP and AR procedures
Set up presentations for clients with Microsoft PowerPoint.
Conduct all training in the office using Microsoft PowerPoint.
Process payroll in QuickBooks for up to 60 staff members.
Assist residents and families with billing issues, insurance questions and applying for Medicaid nursing home grants.

Postal supervisor vs office supervisor skills

Common postal supervisor skills

Postal Service, 30%
USPS, 17%
Postal Operations, 10%
Customer Complaints, 8%
DOD, 7%
Federal Regulations, 6%

Common office supervisor skills

Patients, 17%
Office Procedures, 8%
Data Entry, 6%
Office Operations, 5%
Quality Customer Service, 5%
Patient Care, 4%

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