Router vs receiving supervisor

The differences between routers and receiving 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 receiving supervisor takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a router has an average salary of $50,811, which is higher than the $37,170 average annual salary of a receiving supervisor.

The top three skills for a router include customer service, customer orders and roadnet. The most important skills for a receiving supervisor are shipping receiving, purchase orders, and sales floor.

Router vs receiving supervisor overview

	Router	Receiving Supervisor
Yearly salary	$50,811	$37,170
Hourly rate	$24.43	$17.87
Growth rate	10%	-3%
Number of jobs	2,393	20,810
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	42	44
Years of experience	2	4

Router vs receiving supervisor salary

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

	Router	Receiving Supervisor
Average salary	$50,811	$37,170
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $75,000	Between $28,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	Cleveland, OH	West Hartford, CT
Highest paying state	Maryland	Connecticut
Best paying company	Havertys Furniture	MSC Industrial Direct Co
Best paying industry	Automotive	Technology

Differences between router and receiving supervisor education

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

	Router	Receiving Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Router vs receiving supervisor demographics

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

	Router	Receiving Supervisor
Average age	42	44
Gender ratio	Male, 59.3% Female, 40.7%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
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, 12.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 6.7% White, 54.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	11%	8%

Differences between router and receiving 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.

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.

Router vs receiving supervisor skills

Common router skills

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

Common receiving supervisor skills

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