Router vs transportation supervisor

The differences between routers and transportation 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 transportation supervisor takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a transportation supervisor has an average salary of $52,769, which is higher than the $50,811 average annual salary of a router.

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

Router vs transportation supervisor overview

	Router	Transportation Supervisor
Yearly salary	$50,811	$52,769
Hourly rate	$24.43	$25.37
Growth rate	10%	-
Number of jobs	2,393	22,899
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	42	44
Years of experience	2	4

Router vs transportation supervisor salary

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

	Router	Transportation Supervisor
Average salary	$50,811	$52,769
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $75,000	Between $35,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	Cleveland, OH	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Maryland	New Jersey
Best paying company	Havertys Furniture	City of Detroit
Best paying industry	Automotive	Manufacturing

Differences between router and transportation supervisor education

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

	Router	Transportation Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Router vs transportation supervisor demographics

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

	Router	Transportation Supervisor
Average age	42	44
Gender ratio	Male, 59.3% Female, 40.7%	Male, 76.7% Female, 23.3%
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, 12.5% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	11%	8%

Differences between router and transportation 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.

Transportation supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage relationships with outside FTL and LTL carriers to secure the best transportation rates for warehouse customer's.
Direct employees in identifying and correcting any unsafe conditions, eliminate avoidable accidents and improve department performance manage KPI's.
Create and lead a team of internal and external partners to move land invoices from paper transmission to electronic EDI transmission.
Charge with managing contracts for non-emergency and emergency transportation of Medicaid and Medicare members.
Manage inventory of inbound ocean containers, coordinate and schedule TL operations, supervise yard hostlers and manage outbound trailer traffic.
Coordinate with medical clinicians to identify veterans in need of transportation services.

Router vs transportation supervisor skills

Common router skills

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

Common transportation supervisor skills

DOT, 20%
Customer Service, 13%
CDL, 9%
OSHA, 7%
Safety Regulations, 5%
Federal Regulations, 4%

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