Publications production supervisor vs production control supervisor

The differences between publications production supervisors and production control 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 publications production supervisor and a production control supervisor. Additionally, a production control supervisor has an average salary of $75,132, which is higher than the $32,379 average annual salary of a publications production supervisor.

The top three skills for a publications production supervisor include public health, community health and OSHA. The most important skills for a production control supervisor are production schedules, continuous improvement, and lean manufacturing.

Publications production supervisor vs production control supervisor overview

	Publications Production Supervisor	Production Control Supervisor
Yearly salary	$32,379	$75,132
Hourly rate	$15.57	$36.12
Growth rate	8%	3%
Number of jobs	68,674	107,723
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Publications production supervisor vs production control supervisor salary

Publications production supervisors and production control supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Publications Production Supervisor	Production Control Supervisor
Average salary	$32,379	$75,132
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $54,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	Bloomington, MN	-
Highest paying state	Wyoming	-
Best paying company	NC.gov	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between publications production supervisor and production control supervisor education

There are a few differences between a publications production supervisor and a production control supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Publications Production Supervisor	Production Control Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Publications production supervisor vs production control supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between publications production supervisors' and production control supervisors' demographics:

	Publications Production Supervisor	Production Control Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 48.2% Female, 51.8%	Male, 78.5% Female, 21.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 4.4% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 4.6% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between publications production supervisor and production control supervisor duties and responsibilities

Publications production supervisor example responsibilities.

Lead targeted decision-making across fast-pace production operations for this growth-orient USDA food factory producing quality meat products.
Proofread and typeset manuscripts for Sotheby's art catalogues and professional journals.
Proofread customer key line/match print proofs provide by printer for approval prior to printing.
Monitor control plans, troubleshoot workmanship problems and supervise production activities to ensure manufacture products meet or exceed establish quality requirements.
Allocate production components to improve the gross margin and assist as liaison with the USPS mailing requirements division.

Production control supervisor example responsibilities.

Establish production plan to satisfy customer requirements and set priorities to achieve plan JIT shipping dates.
Manage material inventory JIT deliveries.
Manage site operational support functions including scheduling, vendor certification, purchasing, materials planning, inventory management and logistics.
Maintain KANBAN system throughout the facility.
Plan and schedule production activities, create and maintain BOM's, job costing.
Participate in writing work instructions and procedures when company begin initial ISO and QS9000 certification.

Publications production supervisor vs production control supervisor skills

Common publications production supervisor skills

Public Health, 34%
Community Health, 14%
OSHA, 9%
WIC Program, 9%
Performance Reviews, 7%
TB, 5%

Common production control supervisor skills

Production Schedules, 7%
Continuous Improvement, 7%
Lean Manufacturing, 7%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Production Planning, 6%
MRP, 5%

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