Specialty plant supervisor vs control supervisor

The differences between specialty plant supervisors and control supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a specialty plant supervisor and a control supervisor. Additionally, a control supervisor has an average salary of $75,228, which is higher than the $32,789 average annual salary of a specialty plant supervisor.

The top three skills for a specialty plant supervisor include customer service, product knowledge and sales floor. The most important skills for a control supervisor are traffic control devices, ISO, and control systems.

Specialty plant supervisor vs control supervisor overview

	Specialty Plant Supervisor	Control Supervisor
Yearly salary	$32,789	$75,228
Hourly rate	$15.76	$36.17
Growth rate	-	3%
Number of jobs	44,404	63,707
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Specialty plant supervisor vs control supervisor salary

Specialty plant supervisors and control supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Specialty Plant Supervisor	Control Supervisor
Average salary	$32,789	$75,228
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $51,000	Between $45,000 And $123,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	Lucid Motors
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between specialty plant supervisor and control supervisor education

There are a few differences between a specialty plant supervisor and a control supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Specialty Plant Supervisor	Control Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Specialty plant supervisor vs control supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between specialty plant supervisors' and control supervisors' demographics:

	Specialty Plant Supervisor	Control Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 49.7% Female, 50.3%	Male, 73.2% Female, 26.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 4.5% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 4.5% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between specialty plant supervisor and control supervisor duties and responsibilities

Specialty plant supervisor example responsibilities.

Volunteer - employee lead EHS team.
Manage a calibration budget of $100k and capital budget of ~ $1.0 MM.
Manage day-to-day operations of logistics facility using proprietary logistics planning systems while tracking and coaching employees to process standards and metrics.
Develop job descriptions and maintenance procedures and create team orient environment which successfully improve cleanliness and comfort for students and staff.
Installed/Maintained/Repair industrial HVAC units throughout the Toyota plant.

Control supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage MRO requisitions to ensure that the best product are obtained at the lowest possible price.
Manage and organize incoming records and publications for use on SharePoint.
Work in production planning, supporting MRP as part of inventory management.
Prepare streets for asphalt and milling.
Maintain all OSHA and FDA guidelines.
Train and run crew on location.

Specialty plant supervisor vs control supervisor skills

Common specialty plant supervisor skills

Customer Service, 26%
Product Knowledge, 20%
Sales Floor, 19%
Customer Issues, 13%
Performance Management, 10%
Wine, 8%

Common control supervisor skills

Traffic Control Devices, 7%
ISO, 7%
Control Systems, 6%
Asphalt, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Traffic Control, 5%

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