Printing supervisor vs lead supervisor

The differences between printing supervisors and lead supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a printing supervisor and a lead supervisor. Additionally, a printing supervisor has an average salary of $53,298, which is higher than the $42,548 average annual salary of a lead supervisor.

The top three skills for a printing supervisor include customer satisfaction, profitable sales and print production. The most important skills for a lead supervisor are safety procedures, PET, and payroll.

Printing supervisor vs lead supervisor overview

	Printing Supervisor	Lead Supervisor
Yearly salary	$53,298	$42,548
Hourly rate	$25.62	$20.46
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	25,379	71,796
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

What does a printing supervisor do?

Printing supervisors require skills in operation, use, minor repair and maintenance of printing equipment, as well as ink, chemicals, and papers used in printing operations. Additional skills may be needed for financial and statistical record keeping. For this position, applicants will need various skills to accomplish this career's demands, including maintaining safe equipment operation and oversight of other workers assuring employee adherence to production schedules.

What does a lead supervisor do?

Lead supervisors are responsible for several duties within an organization. They are accountable for overseeing their members and making sure that the work they produce is of good quality. They mainly serve as role models for their staff members, who often seek guidance, leadership, and support from them. When issues arise between employees, lead supervisors should intervene by providing conflict management to ease the situation. They also have to delegate work to employees to get the job done efficiently.

Printing supervisor vs lead supervisor salary

Printing supervisors and lead supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Printing Supervisor	Lead Supervisor
Average salary	$53,298	$42,548
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $89,000	Between $25,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	ABB
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between printing supervisor and lead supervisor education

There are a few differences between a printing supervisor and a lead supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Printing Supervisor	Lead Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Printing supervisor vs lead supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between printing supervisors' and lead supervisors' demographics:

	Printing Supervisor	Lead Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 57.2% Female, 42.8%	Male, 63.0% Female, 37.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 4.7% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 4.4% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between printing supervisor and lead supervisor duties and responsibilities

Printing supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage jobs that come through online ordering portals, troubleshoot issues that occur on ordering portals.
Manage manufacturing of CD's and DVD's (including purchasing, offset and screen printing, and packaging).
Inspect finished material for dimensional tolerances to ASTM standards including tensile and yield strengths.
Operate screen printing and embroidery machines.
Prepare screen printing stencils, mixing and loading of ink.
Supervise and run all equipment and job orders to produce a finish product.

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Lead supervisor example responsibilities.

Direct and lead inventory control initiatives and conduct all safety committee meetings per OSHA requirements.
Plan, lead and participate in training, Kaizen and ongoing activities.
Follow the GMP's and safety guidelines, complete reports on computer and manually; and assist line workers.
Coordinate scheduling of several production lines involve in GMP manufacturing.
Check and audit timekeeping and attendance records for compliance standards and payroll integrity.
Institute daily time sheet and accounting reviews reducing errors and almost eliminating after-the-fact payroll and invoicing adjustments.

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Printing supervisor vs lead supervisor skills

Common printing supervisor skills

Customer Satisfaction, 60%
Profitable Sales, 20%
Print Production, 5%
Quality Standards, 1%
Performance Reviews, 1%
Xerox, 1%

Common lead supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 22%
PET, 19%
Payroll, 12%
Customer Service, 11%
Exceptional Guest, 10%
Performance Evaluations, 10%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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