Stevedoring superintendent vs route supervisor

The differences between stevedoring superintendents and route supervisors 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 supervisor. Additionally, a stevedoring superintendent has an average salary of $51,891, which is higher than the $46,770 average annual salary of a route supervisor.

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

Stevedoring superintendent vs route supervisor overview

	Stevedoring Superintendent	Route Supervisor
Yearly salary	$51,891	$46,770
Hourly rate	$24.95	$22.49
Growth rate	-	11%
Number of jobs	11,313	13,438
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Stevedoring superintendent vs route supervisor salary

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

	Stevedoring Superintendent	Route Supervisor
Average salary	$51,891	$46,770
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $116,000	Between $35,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	US Foods
Best paying industry	-	Utilities

Differences between stevedoring superintendent and route supervisor education

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

	Stevedoring Superintendent	Route Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Stevedoring superintendent vs route supervisor demographics

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

	Stevedoring Superintendent	Route Supervisor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 93.2% Female, 6.8%	Male, 88.2% Female, 11.8%
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, 12.1% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 6.8% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between stevedoring superintendent and route supervisor 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 supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage and audit team member's timekeeping.
Provide proper training to delivery driver to obtain CDL license when need.
Direct a team of 3 people and drive a truck with CDL permit.
Translate business needs and priorities into actionable logistics strategies.
Deliver packages to customers in a friendly, professional manner while using FedEx scanning device.
Serve as liaison between employees, owners, and FedEx corporate to maintain exemplary working relationship.

Stevedoring superintendent vs route supervisor skills

Common stevedoring superintendent skills

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

Common route supervisor skills

DOT, 31%
CDL, 11%
OSHA, 10%
Route Delivery, 9%
Customer Service, 8%
Relief, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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