Router vs warehouse supervisor

The differences between routers and warehouse 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 warehouse supervisor takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a router has an average salary of $50,811, which is higher than the $49,556 average annual salary of a warehouse supervisor.

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

Router vs warehouse supervisor overview

	Router	Warehouse Supervisor
Yearly salary	$50,811	$49,556
Hourly rate	$24.43	$23.82
Growth rate	10%	-
Number of jobs	2,393	102,848
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	42	44
Years of experience	2	4

Router vs warehouse supervisor salary

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

	Router	Warehouse Supervisor
Average salary	$50,811	$49,556
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $75,000	Between $35,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	Cleveland, OH	Baltimore, MD
Highest paying state	Maryland	Maryland
Best paying company	Havertys Furniture	Amphenol
Best paying industry	Automotive	Manufacturing

Differences between router and warehouse supervisor education

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

	Router	Warehouse Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Router vs warehouse supervisor demographics

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

	Router	Warehouse Supervisor
Average age	42	44
Gender ratio	Male, 59.3% Female, 40.7%	Male, 88.3% Female, 11.7%
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, 11.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 22.4% Asian, 5.9% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	11%	8%

Differences between router and warehouse 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.

Warehouse supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage a crew of 11 individuals in a HVAC wholesale warehouse.
Manage activities of 30 staff; follow all HAZMAT and MSDS regulations.
Manage shipping and receiving to ensure efficiency on logistics and provide proactive solutions by anticipating, identifying and resolve customer issues/discrepancies.
Experience working with computerize inventory control system utilizing RF scanning.
Coordinate with transportation to pick up cargo from CRSP/ADACG to SSA.
Turn in high volume of serviceable and unserviceable parts to the SSA.

Router vs warehouse supervisor skills

Common router skills

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

Common warehouse supervisor skills

Logistics, 10%
Shipping Receiving, 8%
OSHA, 7%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Excellent Interpersonal, 5%
Inventory Control, 5%