Ranch hand supervisor vs animal shelter manager

The differences between ranch hand supervisors and animal shelter managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a ranch hand supervisor and an animal shelter manager. Additionally, an animal shelter manager has an average salary of $50,945, which is higher than the $28,837 average annual salary of a ranch hand supervisor.

The top three skills for a ranch hand supervisor include general cleanup, rig and . The most important skills for an animal shelter manager are customer service, PET, and shelter animals.

Ranch hand supervisor vs animal shelter manager overview

	Ranch Hand Supervisor	Animal Shelter Manager
Yearly salary	$28,837	$50,945
Hourly rate	$13.86	$24.49
Growth rate	1%	12%
Number of jobs	5,179	2,914
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Ranch hand supervisor vs animal shelter manager salary

Ranch hand supervisors and animal shelter managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Ranch Hand Supervisor	Animal Shelter Manager
Average salary	$28,837	$50,945
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $42,000	Between $31,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between ranch hand supervisor and animal shelter manager education

There are a few differences between a ranch hand supervisor and an animal shelter manager in terms of educational background:

	Ranch Hand Supervisor	Animal Shelter Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Northwestern University

Ranch hand supervisor vs animal shelter manager demographics

Here are the differences between ranch hand supervisors' and animal shelter managers' demographics:

	Ranch Hand Supervisor	Animal Shelter Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 68.1% Female, 31.9%	Male, 24.0% Female, 76.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 31.7% Asian, 1.1% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 31.7% Asian, 1.1% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between ranch hand supervisor and animal shelter manager duties and responsibilities

Ranch hand supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage habitat, predators, whitetail and several species of exotic animals.
Develop and conduct proper livestock nutrition and husbandry through pasture rotation and correct feed distribution.
Ranch manager of whitetail deer operations for fawns, does, mature bucks and breeder bucks.

Animal shelter manager example responsibilities.

Manage pet adoption programs and supervise animal intake, disposition and euthanasia activities.
Prepare facilities for semi-annual IACUC and USDA inspections while implementing recommend improvements.
Purchase services from outside vendors for staff development training which offer transferable skills.

Ranch hand supervisor vs animal shelter manager skills

Common ranch hand supervisor skills

General Cleanup, 82%
Rig, 18%

Common animal shelter manager skills

Customer Service, 41%
PET, 30%
Shelter Animals, 29%

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