Snow removing supervisor vs route manager

The differences between snow removing supervisors and route managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a snow removing supervisor and a route manager. Additionally, a route manager has an average salary of $50,375, which is higher than the $34,958 average annual salary of a snow removing supervisor.

The top three skills for a snow removing supervisor include ice removal, snow blowers and blowers. The most important skills for a route manager are DOT, CDL, and OSHA.

Snow removing supervisor vs route manager overview

	Snow Removing Supervisor	Route Manager
Yearly salary	$34,958	$50,375
Hourly rate	$16.81	$24.22
Growth rate	-	5%
Number of jobs	6,111	7,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Snow removing supervisor vs route manager salary

Snow removing supervisors and route managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Snow Removing Supervisor	Route Manager
Average salary	$34,958	$50,375
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $53,000	Between $38,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	Pawtucket, RI	San Leandro, CA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Rhode Island
Best paying company	MLI Limited	Harsco
Best paying industry	Construction	Manufacturing

Differences between snow removing supervisor and route manager education

There are a few differences between a snow removing supervisor and a route manager in terms of educational background:

	Snow Removing Supervisor	Route Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Snow removing supervisor vs route manager demographics

Here are the differences between snow removing supervisors' and route managers' demographics:

	Snow Removing Supervisor	Route Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 91.6% Female, 8.4%	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 6.1% White, 62.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 6.7% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between snow removing supervisor and route manager duties and responsibilities

Snow removing supervisor example responsibilities.

Provide all landscaping; mowing, clean-up, etc.
Involve safely operating equipment such as snow and backpack blowers.
Operate truck with snow plow, snow blower and shovels.
Escort heavy equipment drive force van box truck sweepers blade operator
Gather shovels, salt, and push plow and salt dispenser.
Weed eating, edging, mowing, pruning, and fertilizing.

Route manager example responsibilities.

Manage invoice collection and customer issues.
Conduct billing using mobile POS systems.
Advance to CDL liquid driver (liquid oxygen).
Obtain CDL license resulting in a promotion and pay raise.
Review driver DVIR and log book to fuel hours and mileage.
Develop interactive huddles topics, ensure compliance with safety guidelines, DVIR.

Snow removing supervisor vs route manager skills

Common snow removing supervisor skills

Ice Removal, 22%
Snow Blowers, 14%
Blowers, 13%
Skid-Steer, 7%
Shovels, 7%
Shovel Snow, 5%

Common route manager skills

DOT, 15%
CDL, 12%
OSHA, 10%
Safety Issues, 9%
Safety Targets, 9%
Equipment Issues, 8%

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