Printing supervisor vs line supervisor

The differences between printing supervisors and line 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 line supervisor. Additionally, a line supervisor has an average salary of $55,107, which is higher than the $53,298 average annual salary of a printing supervisor.

The top three skills for a printing supervisor include customer satisfaction, profitable sales and print production. The most important skills for a line supervisor are safety procedures, direct supervision, and safety rules.

Printing supervisor vs line supervisor overview

	Printing Supervisor	Line Supervisor
Yearly salary	$53,298	$55,107
Hourly rate	$25.62	$26.49
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	25,379	105,473
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
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 line supervisor do?

A line supervisor is responsible for monitoring the line operations within an organization, ensuring the adequacy of line staff on production, and supervising the quality control processes. Line supervisors enforce the highest safety standards and procedures within the premises to avoid operation hazards that might cause delays in the production. They also train new employees, coordinate with the management for process improvement, and develop strategic techniques to minimize excessive costings without compromising the service quality.

Printing supervisor vs line supervisor salary

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

	Printing Supervisor	Line Supervisor
Average salary	$53,298	$55,107
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $89,000	Between $36,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	Ewing, NJ
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	EMC Insurance
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between printing supervisor and line supervisor education

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

	Printing Supervisor	Line Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Printing supervisor vs line supervisor demographics

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

	Printing Supervisor	Line Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 57.2% Female, 42.8%	Male, 71.6% Female, 28.4%
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, 12.7% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 4.7% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between printing supervisor and line 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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Line supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage the quality control, safety, and sanitation for the second-process of poultry processing while adhering to FDA regulations.
Manage and develop associates base on organizational and developmental needs/conduct monthly one-on-ones with each employee to provide guidance and leadership.
Schedule crewing (union shop), production scheduling, MRP.
Run mechanical machinery to package FDA control medicine, build cardboard displays for different products and package them.
Operate manual and pneumatic tools and machinery used in the maintenance of vessels, HVAC and ice arena equipment.
Train maintenance personnel in diagnosing and repairing machines to minimize downtime and cost associated with the operation of all machinery.

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Printing supervisor vs line supervisor skills

Common printing supervisor skills

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

Common line supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 15%
Direct Supervision, 14%
Safety Rules, 8%
Continuous Improvement, 6%
Food Safety, 5%
Assembly Line, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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