Staff officer vs assistant supervisor

The differences between staff officers and assistant supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a staff officer and an assistant supervisor. Additionally, a staff officer has an average salary of $65,308, which is higher than the $39,907 average annual salary of an assistant supervisor.

The top three skills for a staff officer include IC, DOD and CI. The most important skills for an assistant supervisor are customer service, safety procedures, and direct supervision.

Staff officer vs assistant supervisor overview

	Staff Officer	Assistant Supervisor
Yearly salary	$65,308	$39,907
Hourly rate	$31.40	$19.19
Growth rate	6%	-
Number of jobs	123,905	32,901
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Staff officer vs assistant supervisor salary

Staff officers and assistant supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Staff Officer	Assistant Supervisor
Average salary	$65,308	$39,907
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $95,000	Between $28,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	Newark, NJ	Rochester, NY
Highest paying state	Washington	New York
Best paying company	ANSER	Emerson College
Best paying industry	Technology	Government

Differences between staff officer and assistant supervisor education

There are a few differences between a staff officer and an assistant supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Staff Officer	Assistant Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	California State University - Bakersfield

Staff officer vs assistant supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between staff officers' and assistant supervisors' demographics:

	Staff Officer	Assistant Supervisor
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 78.2% Female, 21.8%	Male, 53.0% Female, 47.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 5.3% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.3% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between staff officer and assistant supervisor duties and responsibilities

Staff officer example responsibilities.

Lead a team of three managers and 60 professionals in coordinating manpower allocations and international logistics.
Develop and populate entries on lessons learned SharePoint site and provide weekly updates to leads and management.
Manage human sources of information program, and perform duties as intelligence oversight and personnel reliability/security program manager.
Represent DIA at planning conferences.
Receive commendation for senior officer training seminar in glacial warfare and rescue.
Organize and lead the first-ever USAF conference on cyber manning and resource development.

Assistant supervisor example responsibilities.

Interact with clients and manage client relationships, including escalate issues; team with executive leadership regarding strategy and operations.
Monitor and update admit status to maintain CMS compliance for place of service.
Facilitate and deliver training as required under CMS department guidelines including EJT, initiatives, and up training.
Implement menu plans to meet customers' requirements, ensuring availability of food items for those patrons with food allergies.
Report monthly/quarterly/annual reports in PowerPoint for presentation to clients and corporate executives.
Train faculty and students to create course relate videos/audio and PowerPoint presentations.

Staff officer vs assistant supervisor skills

Common staff officer skills

IC, 16%
DOD, 13%
CI, 10%
SharePoint, 10%
NGA, 8%
Logistics Support, 4%

Common assistant supervisor skills

Customer Service, 23%
Safety Procedures, 12%
Direct Supervision, 11%
Payroll, 4%
CPR, 4%
Patient Care, 3%