Specialty department supervisor vs team leader

The differences between specialty department supervisors and team leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a specialty department supervisor and a team leader. Additionally, a team leader has an average salary of $68,817, which is higher than the $33,288 average annual salary of a specialty department supervisor.

The top three skills for a specialty department supervisor include customer service, product knowledge and sales associates. The most important skills for a team leader are customer service, ladders, and patients.

Specialty department supervisor vs team leader overview

	Specialty Department Supervisor	Team Leader
Yearly salary	$33,288	$68,817
Hourly rate	$16.00	$33.09
Growth rate	5%	8%
Number of jobs	129,420	197,336
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	6	6

Specialty department supervisor vs team leader salary

Specialty department supervisors and team leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Specialty Department Supervisor	Team Leader
Average salary	$33,288	$68,817
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $37,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Ropes & Gray
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between specialty department supervisor and team leader education

There are a few differences between a specialty department supervisor and a team leader in terms of educational background:

	Specialty Department Supervisor	Team Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Specialty department supervisor vs team leader demographics

Here are the differences between specialty department supervisors' and team leaders' demographics:

	Specialty Department Supervisor	Team Leader
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 45.1% Female, 54.9%	Male, 55.0% Female, 45.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 6.9% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 7.2% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between specialty department supervisor and team leader duties and responsibilities

Specialty department supervisor example responsibilities.

Maintain department by establishing merchandising goals, managing inventory control, and maintaining department organization and cleanliness.
Aggregate, analyze and organize information from QC reports into a department-wide WIKI to facilitate information sharing and best practice utilization.
Utilize tablet to order or look up items via Kohl's.

Team leader example responsibilities.

Manage ACD metrics and methodology, including reporting to Sr. Management.
Set the highest standards for achieving company s KPIs, and holding staff individually accountable thereof.
Lead and conduct daily port operations for all DOD cargo transiting through the state of Florida.
Manage inventory and stock groceries, clothes and office supplies, handle supplies requests, revise logbook.
Implement multiple tools and utilities (KaiZen ideas) to optimize and automate various processes across the projects.
Manage online tasks, delegate and oversee responsibilities and projects, work with HTML coding, and update site content.

Specialty department supervisor vs team leader skills

Common specialty department supervisor skills

Customer Service, 48%
Product Knowledge, 13%
Sales Associates, 8%
Customer Issues, 6%
Performance Reviews, 6%
Computer System, 5%

Common team leader skills

Customer Service, 26%
Ladders, 9%
Patients, 6%
Sales Floor, 6%
PET, 5%
Safety Procedures, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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