Stevedoring superintendent vs route manager

The differences between stevedoring superintendents 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 stevedoring superintendent and a route manager. Additionally, a stevedoring superintendent has an average salary of $51,891, which is higher than the $50,375 average annual salary of a route manager.

The top three skills for a stevedoring superintendent include cranes, safety practices and TWIC. The most important skills for a route manager are DOT, CDL, and OSHA.

Stevedoring superintendent vs route manager overview

	Stevedoring Superintendent	Route Manager
Yearly salary	$51,891	$50,375
Hourly rate	$24.95	$24.22
Growth rate	-	5%
Number of jobs	11,313	7,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Stevedoring superintendent vs route manager salary

Stevedoring superintendents and route managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stevedoring Superintendent	Route Manager
Average salary	$51,891	$50,375
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $116,000	Between $38,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	San Leandro, CA
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Harsco
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between stevedoring superintendent and route manager education

There are a few differences between a stevedoring superintendent and a route manager in terms of educational background:

	Stevedoring Superintendent	Route Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Stevedoring superintendent vs route manager demographics

Here are the differences between stevedoring superintendents' and route managers' demographics:

	Stevedoring Superintendent	Route Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 93.2% Female, 6.8%	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 4.4% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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 stevedoring superintendent and route manager duties and responsibilities

Stevedoring superintendent example responsibilities.

Manage all administrative duties including payroll and ordering supplies.
Supervise loading and unloading roll on / roll off (RORO's) of vehicles and heavy machinery.
Maintain warehouse organization, inventory placement, and deliveries of HVAC wholesale products to contractors.
Advise management dispatch of ILWU labor needs with an emphasis on budgetary goals.
Maintain warehouse organization, inventory placement, and deliveries of HVAC wholesale products to contractors.

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.

Stevedoring superintendent vs route manager skills

Common stevedoring superintendent skills

Cranes, 37%
Safety Practices, 25%
TWIC, 13%
Vessel Operations, 13%
OSHA, 8%
Safety Regulations, 4%

Common route manager skills

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

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