Publications production supervisor vs production manager

The differences between publications production supervisors and production managers 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 manager. Additionally, a production manager has an average salary of $78,064, 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 manager are continuous improvement, customer service, and quality standards.

Publications production supervisor vs production manager overview

	Publications Production Supervisor	Production Manager
Yearly salary	$32,379	$78,064
Hourly rate	$15.57	$37.53
Growth rate	8%	3%
Number of jobs	68,674	95,561
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Publications production supervisor vs production manager salary

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

	Publications Production Supervisor	Production Manager
Average salary	$32,379	$78,064
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $50,000 And $120,000
Highest paying City	Bloomington, MN	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Wyoming	Rhode Island
Best paying company	NC.gov	Cheniere Energy
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between publications production supervisor and production manager education

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

	Publications Production Supervisor	Production Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Publications production supervisor vs production manager demographics

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

	Publications Production Supervisor	Production Manager
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 48.2% Female, 51.8%	Male, 76.6% Female, 23.4%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 5.1% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between publications production supervisor and production manager 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 manager example responsibilities.

Lead a KAIZEN that save 220k in damages.
Manage lean sigma techniques and Kaizen events to reduce raw material and scrap costs.
Hire and manage crew and locations along with renting necessary film equipment and organizing shoot logistics.
Team member in setting up TPM method of measuring production (OEE), helping to achieve record production results.
Manage data reports, analyze and provide data to improve operational performance to include OEE, process reliability and labor optimization.
Manage production control group and supply replenishment logistics for the manufacturing division.

Publications production supervisor vs production manager skills

Common publications production supervisor skills

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

Common production manager skills

Continuous Improvement, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Quality Standards, 6%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Lean Manufacturing, 6%
Production Supervisors, 6%

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