Surface supervisor vs driver manager

The differences between surface supervisors and driver 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 surface supervisor and a driver manager. Additionally, a driver manager has an average salary of $45,922, which is higher than the $39,293 average annual salary of a surface supervisor.

The top three skills for a surface supervisor include surface mount, SMT and . The most important skills for a driver manager are DOT, good communication, and on-time delivery.

Surface supervisor vs driver manager overview

	Surface Supervisor	Driver Manager
Yearly salary	$39,293	$45,922
Hourly rate	$18.89	$22.08
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	7,136	3,141
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Surface supervisor vs driver manager salary

Surface supervisors and driver managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Surface Supervisor	Driver Manager
Average salary	$39,293	$45,922
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $70,000	Between $29,000 And $70,000
Highest paying City	-	Sunnyvale, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	NVIDIA
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between surface supervisor and driver manager education

There are a few differences between a surface supervisor and a driver manager in terms of educational background:

	Surface Supervisor	Driver Manager
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Surface supervisor vs driver manager demographics

Here are the differences between surface supervisors' and driver managers' demographics:

	Surface Supervisor	Driver Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	Male, 75.1% Female, 24.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 6.2% White, 58.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 6.8% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between surface supervisor and driver manager duties and responsibilities

Surface supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage and organize LTL shipments and warehouse responsibilities.
Handle oversight of packaging and logistics for merchandising, sorting and delivering merchandise to selling departments and maintaining team performance.
Prepare, maintain, and submit required reports to upper management and military personnel.

Driver manager example responsibilities.

Develop and implement KPI metrics to effectively manage customer satisfaction
Certify and experience in HAZMAT shipments.
Head up vehicle maintenance scheduling along with tracking trucks via GPS and monitoring driver hours.
Help establish policies and procedures for management of all Dallas drivers' GPS systems and data.
Organize and create an OTR fleet, taking it to one of the top fleets in Denver.
Obtain necessary documents for the drivers to ensure safe transportation of HAZMAT freight, including overweight permits.

Surface supervisor vs driver manager skills

Common surface supervisor skills

Surface Mount, 52%
SMT, 48%

Common driver manager skills

DOT, 42%
Good Communication, 31%
On-Time Delivery, 10%
Customer Service, 3%
OTR, 2%
Driver Retention, 2%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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