Publications production supervisor vs section supervisor

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

Publications production supervisor vs section supervisor overview

	Publications Production Supervisor	Section Supervisor
Yearly salary	$32,379	$67,204
Hourly rate	$15.57	$32.31
Growth rate	8%	6%
Number of jobs	68,674	33,397
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Publications production supervisor vs section supervisor salary

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

	Publications Production Supervisor	Section Supervisor
Average salary	$32,379	$67,204
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $33,000 And $136,000
Highest paying City	Bloomington, MN	Needham, MA
Highest paying state	Wyoming	Massachusetts
Best paying company	NC.gov	CITRUS VALLEY PHYSICIANS GROUP
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between publications production supervisor and section supervisor education

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

	Publications Production Supervisor	Section Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Publications production supervisor vs section supervisor demographics

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

	Publications Production Supervisor	Section Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 48.2% Female, 51.8%	Male, 79.0% Female, 21.0%
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, 18.3% Asian, 4.6% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between publications production supervisor and section 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.

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.

Publications production supervisor vs section supervisor skills

Common publications production supervisor skills

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

Common section supervisor skills

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

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