Service superintendent vs service lead

The differences between service superintendents and service leads can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a service superintendent, becoming a service lead takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a service lead has an average salary of $83,844, which is higher than the $81,820 average annual salary of a service superintendent.

The top three skills for a service superintendent include customer satisfaction, logistics and training classes. The most important skills for a service lead are food service, food safety, and exceptional client.

Service superintendent vs service lead overview

	Service Superintendent	Service Lead
Yearly salary	$81,820	$83,844
Hourly rate	$39.34	$40.31
Growth rate	7%	-4%
Number of jobs	26,660	52,336
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	50	47
Years of experience	2	6

Service superintendent vs service lead salary

Service superintendents and service leads have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Service Superintendent	Service Lead
Average salary	$81,820	$83,844
Salary range	Between $48,000 And $139,000	Between $49,000 And $142,000
Highest paying City	South San Francisco, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	California	New York
Best paying company	Pioneer Natural Resources	Meta
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between service superintendent and service lead education

There are a few differences between a service superintendent and a service lead in terms of educational background:

	Service Superintendent	Service Lead
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	California State University - Bakersfield

Service superintendent vs service lead demographics

Here are the differences between service superintendents' and service leads' demographics:

	Service Superintendent	Service Lead
Average age	50	47
Gender ratio	Male, 86.0% Female, 14.0%	Male, 48.1% Female, 51.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 4.3% White, 66.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 5.8% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	5%	8%

Differences between service superintendent and service lead duties and responsibilities

Service superintendent example responsibilities.

Analyze traffic flow and develop strategies to manage logistics for passenger / airlift readiness.
Manage the daily cleaning and painting operations for 7 USCG certify vessels , 3 buildings, and five docks.
Coordinate and participate with the installation teams to help troubleshoot problems and resolve customer concerns while managing service and commissioning engineers.
Lead small unit combat operations to include building clearing during multiple combat deployments.
Market and sell new, used and brokerage boats as a member of the sales department.
Do full audio installations and upgrades as well as repair existing systems on customer's boats.

Service lead example responsibilities.

Manage services and supports for intellectually and developmentally disable individuals, within compliance with all Medicaid and I/DD waiver regulations.
Deliver world-class customer service to patients and physicians while resolving issues regarding delivery and administration of specialty medications.
Deploy Citrix technology from scratch.
Provide monthly RSA VPN user reports.
Assist PBX with answering guest calls and meeting their needs.
Ensure all PC's receive OS patches and up-to-date antivirus software.

Service superintendent vs service lead skills

Common service superintendent skills

Customer Satisfaction, 27%
Logistics, 22%
Training Classes, 14%
OSHA, 8%
DOT, 3%
HVAC, 3%

Common service lead skills

Food Service, 14%
Food Safety, 9%
Exceptional Client, 6%
Client Service, 6%
Customer Complaints, 6%
Business Development, 4%