Router vs shipping supervisor

The differences between routers and shipping 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 shipping supervisor takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a router has an average salary of $50,811, which is higher than the $48,598 average annual salary of a shipping supervisor.

The top three skills for a router include customer service, customer orders and roadnet. The most important skills for a shipping supervisor are customer service, safety procedures, and logistics.

Router vs shipping supervisor overview

	Router	Shipping Supervisor
Yearly salary	$50,811	$48,598
Hourly rate	$24.43	$23.36
Growth rate	10%	-3%
Number of jobs	2,393	26,138
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	42	44
Years of experience	2	4

Router vs shipping supervisor salary

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

	Router	Shipping Supervisor
Average salary	$50,811	$48,598
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $75,000	Between $35,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	Cleveland, OH	New Brunswick, NJ
Highest paying state	Maryland	Connecticut
Best paying company	Havertys Furniture	Schneider Electric Industrial Services
Best paying industry	Automotive	Professional

Differences between router and shipping supervisor education

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

	Router	Shipping Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Router vs shipping supervisor demographics

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

	Router	Shipping Supervisor
Average age	42	44
Gender ratio	Male, 59.3% Female, 40.7%	Male, 82.2% Female, 17.8%
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, 12.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 6.8% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	11%	8%

Differences between router and shipping 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.

Shipping supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage the reconciliation process of RMA's, product inspection and freight claims.
Manage product movement across multiple WMS platforms and commodity lines within distribution center, conveyor lines and induction system.
Manage international shipping - coordinate documentation, commercial invoices, letters of credit, NAFTA, certificates of origin.
Manage and organize LTL shipments and warehouse responsibilities.
Work with a USPS representative to deliver a manifest with all orders account for.
Integrate new information to create and present an ISO training seminar for plant managers and coordinators.

Router vs shipping supervisor skills

Common router skills

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

Common shipping supervisor skills

Customer Service, 11%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Logistics, 7%
Shipping Receiving, 6%
Continuous Improvement, 6%
ISO, 5%