Signal supervisor vs maintenance superintendent

The differences between signal supervisors and maintenance superintendents 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 superintendent. Additionally, a maintenance superintendent has an average salary of $77,482, 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 superintendent are continuous improvement, OSHA, and plumbing.

Signal supervisor vs maintenance superintendent overview

	Signal Supervisor	Maintenance Superintendent
Yearly salary	$50,973	$77,482
Hourly rate	$24.51	$37.25
Growth rate	-2%	2%
Number of jobs	8,506	69,775
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	4	4

Signal supervisor vs maintenance superintendent salary

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

	Signal Supervisor	Maintenance Superintendent
Average salary	$50,973	$77,482
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $102,000	Between $49,000 And $122,000
Highest paying City	-	Tracy, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	BP America Inc
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between signal supervisor and maintenance superintendent education

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

	Signal Supervisor	Maintenance Superintendent
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Northern Michigan University	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Signal supervisor vs maintenance superintendent demographics

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

	Signal Supervisor	Maintenance Superintendent
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 92.6% Female, 7.4%	Male, 97.3% Female, 2.7%
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, 8.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 2.1% White, 68.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between signal supervisor and maintenance superintendent 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 superintendent example responsibilities.

Develop and lead lock-out / tag-out (LOTO) and overall plant safety program.
Conceptualize and implement TPM strategies covering operations, quality assurance, and maintenance essential to achieve company goals and increase OEE.
Utilize workplace safety practices and job hazard analysis to ensure no OSHA injuries for direct reports occur during tenure.
Plant EHS support and oversight.
Use wide variety of conventional and CNC machines.
Define and deploy health and safety (EHS) policies and procedures (HACCP).

Signal supervisor vs maintenance superintendent skills

Common signal supervisor skills

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

Common maintenance superintendent skills

Continuous Improvement, 7%
OSHA, 6%
Plumbing, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
Mowing, 5%
Maintenance Supervisors, 4%

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