Router vs driver supervisor

The differences between routers and driver supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a router, becoming a driver supervisor takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a router has an average salary of $50,811, which is higher than the $38,495 average annual salary of a driver supervisor.

The top three skills for a router include customer service, customer orders and roadnet. The most important skills for a driver supervisor are customer service, DOT, and CDL.

Router vs driver supervisor overview

	Router	Driver Supervisor
Yearly salary	$50,811	$38,495
Hourly rate	$24.43	$18.51
Growth rate	10%	4%
Number of jobs	2,393	214,993
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	42	44
Years of experience	2	4

Router vs driver supervisor salary

Routers and driver supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Router	Driver Supervisor
Average salary	$50,811	$38,495
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $75,000	Between $30,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	Cleveland, OH	Everett, WA
Highest paying state	Maryland	Rhode Island
Best paying company	Havertys Furniture	American Refining Group
Best paying industry	Automotive	Transportation

Differences between router and driver supervisor education

There are a few differences between a router and a driver supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Router	Driver Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Router vs driver supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between routers' and driver supervisors' demographics:

	Router	Driver Supervisor
Average age	42	44
Gender ratio	Male, 59.3% Female, 40.7%	Male, 85.8% Female, 14.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 10.6% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 6.3% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	11%	8%

Differences between router and driver supervisor duties and responsibilities

Router example responsibilities.

Perform pre-trip & post-trip inspections.
Work closely with DHS and NYPD.
Foster improved business relationships with multiple 3rd party logistics providers, enhancing delivery and quality performance and overall customer satisfaction.
Input routes and dispatch from AS400, ACSG program.
Set up, change and operate CMS machine (CNC).
Assist a survey crew with GPS coordinates.

Driver supervisor example responsibilities.

Direct employees in identifying and correcting any unsafe conditions, eliminate avoidable accidents and improve department performance manage KPI's.
Answer telephones, run errands and assist in customer service when need.
Receive and input all customer orders into TMW, via telephone, fax or email.
Develop and implement DSD item level POGs.
Enter orders as needed for broker loads in TMW software.
Oversee order purchasing for all DSD stores within the region.

Router vs driver supervisor skills

Common router skills

Customer Service, 33%
Customer Orders, 11%
Roadnet, 10%
Logistics, 8%
Data Entry, 8%
Pallets, 8%

Common driver supervisor skills

Customer Service, 19%
DOT, 15%
CDL, 12%
Safety Procedures, 4%
Workgroup, 4%
Post-Trip Inspections, 4%