Senior supervisor vs supervisor

The differences between senior supervisors and supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a senior supervisor, becoming a supervisor takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a senior supervisor has an average salary of $61,146, which is higher than the $53,902 average annual salary of a supervisor.

The top three skills for a senior supervisor include rehabilitation, safety procedures and continuous improvement. The most important skills for a supervisor are customer service, safety procedures, and sales floor.

Senior supervisor vs supervisor overview

	Senior Supervisor	Supervisor
Yearly salary	$61,146	$53,902
Hourly rate	$29.40	$25.91
Growth rate	6%	-
Number of jobs	38,600	224,920
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	47	46
Years of experience	6	2

What does a senior supervisor do?

A senior supervisor is responsible for overseeing staff work and ensures that employees reach weekly or monthly quotas and other production commitments. To complete the deadlines, a senior supervisor must diligently communicate with project team leaders to ensure task completion within the agreed deadline. A senior supervisor also monitors employee productivity and provides constructive feedback. They also offer coaching to develop team members and serve as a bridge between upper management and subordinates in ways that comply with the company's vision and mission.

What does a supervisor do?

Supervisors are responsible for overseeing the daily functions of employees in a specific team, department, or even a work shift. They create work schedules, organize work processes and workflows, train new hires, provide necessary reports related to the team function and the employees, monitor and evaluate employee performance, and ensure that goals of the specific team or department are met. When needed, supervisors also provide guidance to employees in terms of their career or even personal challenges. They also help in fostering harmonious work relationships by resolving interpersonal conflicts at work. To be successful in their role, they must have leadership skills, time management skills, decision-making capabilities, analytical skills, and problem-solving skills.

Senior supervisor vs supervisor salary

Senior supervisors and supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Supervisor	Supervisor
Average salary	$61,146	$53,902
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $104,000	Between $31,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New York	Alaska
Best paying company	Western Digital	Reed Smith
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between senior supervisor and supervisor education

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

	Senior Supervisor	Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Stanford University

Senior supervisor vs supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between senior supervisors' and supervisors' demographics:

	Senior Supervisor	Supervisor
Average age	47	46
Gender ratio	Male, 65.8% Female, 34.2%	Male, 55.8% Female, 44.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 5.3% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 4.6% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	6%

Differences between senior supervisor and supervisor duties and responsibilities

Senior supervisor example responsibilities.

Analyze the KPIs and provide recommendation in order to attain or maintain the accepted values of KPIs.
Supervise and manage a team of 33 personnel including DOD contractors and linguist training over 3,000 soldiers on a daily basis.
Manage employment-related taxation issues including assisting clients with their annual obligations.
Manage timeliness, accuracy, and maintenance of publish content via Microsoft SharePoint.
Develop community sites within SharePoint to allow all team members to effectively manage assign inventory listings, and record keeping.
Manage patient financial counselor activities to ensure that uninsure patients are fully screen and receive application assistance for government Medicaid programs.

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Supervisor example responsibilities.

Lead continuous process improvement and six sigma teams to meet ISO 9001 and QS 9000 standards.
Manage and implement merchandising strategy for POS marketing and display inventory.
Lead comprehensive training for each new volunteer or court-mandate worker regarding OSHA regulations and warehouse procedure.
Organize care with 6 CNAs.
Coordinate lifeguard duty schedule for all pools.
Maintain cleanliness throughout kitchen, coolers, and freezer areas.

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Senior supervisor vs supervisor skills

Common senior supervisor skills

Rehabilitation, 12%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Continuous Improvement, 6%
OSHA, 4%
SR, 4%
Logistics, 4%

Common supervisor skills

Customer Service, 11%
Safety Procedures, 9%
Sales Floor, 9%
POS, 9%
Direct Supervision, 9%
Payroll, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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