Printing supervisor vs section supervisor

The differences between printing supervisors and section 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 section supervisor. Additionally, a section supervisor has an average salary of $67,204, 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 section supervisor are safety procedures, direct supervision, and proficiency testing.

Printing supervisor vs section supervisor overview

	Printing Supervisor	Section Supervisor
Yearly salary	$53,298	$67,204
Hourly rate	$25.62	$32.31
Growth rate	-	6%
Number of jobs	25,379	33,397
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Printing supervisor vs section supervisor salary

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

	Printing Supervisor	Section Supervisor
Average salary	$53,298	$67,204
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $89,000	Between $33,000 And $136,000
Highest paying City	-	Needham, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	CITRUS VALLEY PHYSICIANS GROUP
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between printing supervisor and section supervisor education

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

	Printing Supervisor	Section Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Printing supervisor vs section supervisor demographics

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

	Printing Supervisor	Section Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 57.2% Female, 42.8%	Male, 79.0% Female, 21.0%
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, 12.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 4.6% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between printing supervisor and section 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.

Section supervisor example responsibilities.

Supervise ammunition resupply operations ensuring all jobs are accomplish on time.
Lead division payroll meetings and maintain documentation available in share directory and portal to facilitate communication and standardization of payroll procedures.
Supervise and assist in the transportation, loading, and unloading of multiple types of hazardous materials between multiple DOD organizations.
Handle subpoenas, court orders.
Train variuos areas in HIPAA compliance.
Supervise the design and build unique laser and electronic systems for DoD applications.

Printing supervisor vs section supervisor skills

Common printing supervisor skills

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

Common section supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 16%
Direct Supervision, 12%
Proficiency Testing, 6%
Chemistry, 5%
Combat, 5%
Career Development, 4%

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