Receiving supervisor vs dock supervisor

The differences between receiving supervisors and dock supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a receiving supervisor and a dock supervisor. Additionally, a receiving supervisor has an average salary of $37,170, which is higher than the $36,007 average annual salary of a dock supervisor.

The top three skills for a receiving supervisor include shipping receiving, purchase orders and sales floor. The most important skills for a dock supervisor are work ethic, safety rules, and government regulations.

Receiving supervisor vs dock supervisor overview

	Receiving Supervisor	Dock Supervisor
Yearly salary	$37,170	$36,007
Hourly rate	$17.87	$17.31
Growth rate	-3%	6%
Number of jobs	20,810	10,675
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

What does a receiving supervisor do?

A receiving supervisor manages and directs the activities of teams receiving and handling deliveries and items. Receiving supervisors coordinate and support the operations in their department. They decide on the unloading, intake, storage, and distribution of the items. It is part of their job to train their staff in handling, sorting, and maintaining stock and associated problems. They assess reports and provide a response to quality-related issues. Also, they identify work procedures, expedite workflow, and prepare their work schedule.

What does a dock supervisor do?

Dock supervisors are responsible for ensuring safety while managing dockworkers in the loading and unloading of materials from vessels on the water. They supervise and coordinate with the dockworkers and analyze the vessel's specifications and blueprints to identify the required size, shape, and number of bilge blocks and keel to support the vessel. Other tasks include supervising the dockworkers' tasks such as painting, cleaning, drydocking, and repairing vessels and overseeing flooding operations, and pulling out of vessels from drydock.

Receiving supervisor vs dock supervisor salary

Receiving supervisors and dock supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Receiving Supervisor	Dock Supervisor
Average salary	$37,170	$36,007
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $49,000	Between $31,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	West Hartford, CT	-
Highest paying state	Connecticut	-
Best paying company	MSC Industrial Direct Co	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between receiving supervisor and dock supervisor education

There are a few differences between a receiving supervisor and a dock supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Receiving Supervisor	Dock Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Receiving supervisor vs dock supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between receiving supervisors' and dock supervisors' demographics:

	Receiving Supervisor	Dock Supervisor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%	Male, 91.2% Female, 8.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 6.7% White, 54.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 6.2% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between receiving supervisor and dock supervisor duties and responsibilities

Receiving supervisor example responsibilities.

Create policies and procedures responsible for achieving ISO certification within 1st year of employment.
Manage inventory utilizing WMS systems.
Manage productivity reports for all employees and ensure accurate inventory levels through WMS computer warehousing systems and maintain all receiving billing.
Provide and maintain HAZMAT training for all employees and keep records for the store.
Volunteer to become HazMat certify in order to ensure warehouse safety.
Manage productivity reports for all employees and ensure accurate inventory levels through WMS computer warehousing systems and maintain all receiving billing.

Dock supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage large team of outbound shipping loaders ensuring timely and proper loading of trailers.
Manage cleanliness and organization throughout the facility.
Manage logistics personnel and logistics systems and direct daily operations.
Train staff on company policies, safety procedures, and OSHA compliance.
Perform accurate and timely entries of all dock and line haul movement on the AS400 computer system.
Upload daily productivity and Kronos time.

Receiving supervisor vs dock supervisor skills

Common receiving supervisor skills

Shipping Receiving, 30%
Purchase Orders, 17%
Sales Floor, 17%
Excellent Interpersonal, 8%
Customer Service, 5%
Safety Procedures, 4%

Common dock supervisor skills

Work Ethic, 15%
Safety Rules, 13%
Government Regulations, 13%
Customer Service, 8%
Necessary Paperwork, 6%
LTL, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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