Supervisor vs team supervisor

The differences between supervisors and team supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a supervisor, becoming a team supervisor takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a team supervisor has an average salary of $58,718, which is higher than the $53,902 average annual salary of a supervisor.

The top three skills for a supervisor include customer service, safety procedures and sales floor. The most important skills for a team supervisor are direct supervision, safety procedures, and sales associates.

Supervisor vs team supervisor overview

	Supervisor	Team Supervisor
Yearly salary	$53,902	$58,718
Hourly rate	$25.91	$28.23
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	224,920	102,766
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	46	47
Years of experience	2	6

What does a supervisor do?

Supervisors are responsible for overseeing the daily functions of employees in a specific team, department, or even a work shift. They create work schedules, organize work processes and workflows, train new hires, provide necessary reports related to the team function and the employees, monitor and evaluate employee performance, and ensure that goals of the specific team or department are met. When needed, supervisors also provide guidance to employees in terms of their career or even personal challenges. They also help in fostering harmonious work relationships by resolving interpersonal conflicts at work. To be successful in their role, they must have leadership skills, time management skills, decision-making capabilities, analytical skills, and problem-solving skills.

What does a team supervisor do?

The responsibilities of a team supervisor depend on one's place or industry of employment. Most of the time, it is their role to oversee operations and work performance within the team, delegate tasks, set the budget and sales target, train new members of the workforce, and ensure to meet all goals while maintaining efficiency in all aspects. Furthermore, as a team supervisor, it is essential to lead and encourage the staff to their fullest potential and implement the workplace's policies.

Supervisor vs team supervisor salary

Supervisors and team supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Supervisor	Team Supervisor
Average salary	$53,902	$58,718
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $92,000	Between $37,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Newark, NJ
Highest paying state	Alaska	New Jersey
Best paying company	Reed Smith	State Street
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between supervisor and team supervisor education

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

	Supervisor	Team Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	California State University - Bakersfield

Supervisor vs team supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between supervisors' and team supervisors' demographics:

	Supervisor	Team Supervisor
Average age	46	47
Gender ratio	Male, 55.8% Female, 44.2%	Male, 58.6% Female, 41.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 4.6% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 5.7% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between supervisor and team supervisor duties and responsibilities

Supervisor example responsibilities.

Lead continuous process improvement and six sigma teams to meet ISO 9001 and QS 9000 standards.
Manage and implement merchandising strategy for POS marketing and display inventory.
Lead comprehensive training for each new volunteer or court-mandate worker regarding OSHA regulations and warehouse procedure.
Organize care with 6 CNAs.
Coordinate lifeguard duty schedule for all pools.
Maintain cleanliness throughout kitchen, coolers, and freezer areas.

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Team supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage a small group of people while effectively serving large amounts of food in small windows of time.
Accomplish requirements, allocating resources, scheduling and coordinating staff and assure accuracy of payroll.
Manage an embed Facebook executive protection team that provide security and logistical support for a corporate executive and his family.
Represent the payer side of WA Medicaid in medical necessity reviews against plan benefits.
Vacuum, mop, buffer floors, clean windows, take out trash, clean computer room.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations to present team metrics.

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Supervisor vs team supervisor skills

Common supervisor skills

Customer Service, 11%
Safety Procedures, 9%
Sales Floor, 9%
POS, 9%
Direct Supervision, 9%
Payroll, 5%

Common team supervisor skills

Direct Supervision, 9%
Safety Procedures, 7%
Sales Associates, 6%
Lead Generation, 6%
Store Operations, 6%
Excellent Interpersonal, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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