Signal supervisor vs maintenance planner

The differences between signal supervisors and maintenance planners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a signal supervisor and a maintenance planner. Additionally, a maintenance planner has an average salary of $57,625, which is higher than the $50,973 average annual salary of a signal supervisor.

The top three skills for a signal supervisor include FRA, traffic signals and signal maintenance. The most important skills for a maintenance planner are CMMS, maintenance planning, and maintenance tasks.

Signal supervisor vs maintenance planner overview

	Signal Supervisor	Maintenance Planner
Yearly salary	$50,973	$57,625
Hourly rate	$24.51	$27.70
Growth rate	-2%	-3%
Number of jobs	8,506	71,145
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	4	4

Signal supervisor vs maintenance planner salary

Signal supervisors and maintenance planners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Signal Supervisor	Maintenance Planner
Average salary	$50,973	$57,625
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $102,000	Between $39,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	-	Fremont, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	CVR Energy
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between signal supervisor and maintenance planner education

There are a few differences between a signal supervisor and a maintenance planner in terms of educational background:

	Signal Supervisor	Maintenance Planner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Northern Michigan University	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Signal supervisor vs maintenance planner demographics

Here are the differences between signal supervisors' and maintenance planners' demographics:

	Signal Supervisor	Maintenance Planner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 92.6% Female, 7.4%	Male, 85.6% Female, 14.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 2.2% White, 68.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 2.1% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between signal supervisor and maintenance planner duties and responsibilities

Signal supervisor example responsibilities.

Lead, manage, and mentore the signal gang leadership team.
Perform collection, identification and signals analysis of all communications activity in support of critical DoD missions.
Discuss with customer contractor's submittals and complete the Approval/Disapproval disposition process.

Maintenance planner example responsibilities.

Manage aircraft TCTO - organization, depot, safety, and commodity as the TCTO manager.
Provide turnaround management services to support client's requirement in achieving successful projects.
Develop and manage PC base computerized maintenance management and productivity management system (CMMS).
Develop and implement safety preventive maintenance per OSHA guidelines.
Utilize CMMS (computerize maintenance management system) for preventive maintenance scheduling, work order generating, and equipment management.
Take part in BRC, GMP, and KPI audits.

Signal supervisor vs maintenance planner skills

Common signal supervisor skills

FRA, 39%
Traffic Signals, 36%
Signal Maintenance, 17%
Signal Operations, 5%
Direct Support, 2%

Common maintenance planner skills

CMMS, 10%
Maintenance Planning, 8%
Maintenance Tasks, 6%
Maintenance Procedures, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 5%
Predictive Maintenance, 5%

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