Publications production supervisor vs publications manager

The differences between publications production supervisors and publications managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a publications production supervisor, becoming a publications manager takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a publications manager has an average salary of $94,155, 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 publications manager are facebook, project management, and press releases.

Publications production supervisor vs publications manager overview

	Publications Production Supervisor	Publications Manager
Yearly salary	$32,379	$94,155
Hourly rate	$15.57	$45.27
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	68,674	18,211
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	46	42
Years of experience	2	4

Publications production supervisor vs publications manager salary

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

	Publications Production Supervisor	Publications Manager
Average salary	$32,379	$94,155
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $66,000 And $133,000
Highest paying City	Bloomington, MN	Menlo Park, CA
Highest paying state	Wyoming	Nevada
Best paying company	NC.gov	Meta
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between publications production supervisor and publications manager education

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

	Publications Production Supervisor	Publications Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	English
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Publications production supervisor vs publications manager demographics

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

	Publications Production Supervisor	Publications Manager
Average age	46	42
Gender ratio	Male, 48.2% Female, 51.8%	Male, 43.5% Female, 56.5%
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, 5.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 5.1% White, 75.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	16%

Differences between publications production supervisor and publications 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.

Publications manager example responsibilities.

Lead company-wide FDA compliance requirements documentation project.
Manage leading fashion editorial photography studio, including set and lighting design.
Implement processes and tools to satisfy FDA and ISO user documentation requirements.
Revolutionize tuberculosis (TB) program by conducting and monitoring an epidemiological risk assessment of the base's local community.
Assure compliance to regulatory requirements including FDA, MDD, ISO, BSI, UL, and other agencies.
Hire to evaluate and recommend solutions to facilitate migration of data to XML integrate information logistics system.

Publications production supervisor vs publications manager skills

Common publications production supervisor skills

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

Common publications manager skills

Facebook, 19%
Project Management, 15%
Press Releases, 10%
PowerPoint, 6%
Publicity Campaigns, 6%
Public Health, 6%

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