Senior supervisor vs unit supervisor

The differences between senior supervisors and unit supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a senior supervisor and a unit supervisor. Additionally, a senior supervisor has an average salary of $61,146, which is higher than the $48,749 average annual salary of a unit supervisor.

The top three skills for a senior supervisor include rehabilitation, safety procedures and continuous improvement. The most important skills for a unit supervisor are patients, corrective action, and social work.

Senior supervisor vs unit supervisor overview

	Senior Supervisor	Unit Supervisor
Yearly salary	$61,146	$48,749
Hourly rate	$29.40	$23.44
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	38,600	37,120
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

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 unit supervisor do?

A unit supervisor oversees and supervises employees, ensuring that work operations adhere to standards, guidelines, timelines, and budget. Although the extent of their responsibilities depends on their industry or company of employment, they are typically in charge of conducting regular inspections and assessments, setting objectives and guidelines, delegating responsibilities among staff, and producing progress reports, submitting them to higher-ranking managers. Moreover, aside from leading teams to reach goals, a unit supervisor also trains new members of the workforce, provides technical support to staff, and resolves issues and concerns to maintain smooth operations.

Senior supervisor vs unit supervisor salary

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

	Senior Supervisor	Unit Supervisor
Average salary	$61,146	$48,749
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $104,000	Between $30,000 And $78,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	New York	Washington
Best paying company	Western Digital	Berkshire Hathaway
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between senior supervisor and unit supervisor education

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

	Senior Supervisor	Unit Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	California State University - Bakersfield

Senior supervisor vs unit supervisor demographics

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

	Senior Supervisor	Unit Supervisor
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 65.8% Female, 34.2%	Male, 51.6% Female, 48.4%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 5.7% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between senior supervisor and unit 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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Unit supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage direct support professionals serving adult populations for persons with mental health, developmental disabilities and children with autism.
Document patient information and recording information correctly, as well as ensuring other workers are following OSHA and HIPAA requirements.
Attend weekly QA collaboration meetings and actively participate in discussions.
Utilize Kaizen activities to drive continuous process and quality improvements.
Submit MDS assessments to CMS timely and organize documentation for timely filing.
Evaluate admissions for Medicare/ Medicaid eligibility; prepare MDS and PPS documentation.

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Senior supervisor vs unit supervisor skills

Common senior supervisor skills

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

Common unit supervisor skills

Patients, 11%
Corrective Action, 10%
Social Work, 8%
Oversight, 7%
Conflict Resolution, 6%
Direct Supervision, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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