Surface supervisor vs receiving supervisor

The differences between surface supervisors and receiving 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 surface supervisor and a receiving supervisor. Additionally, a surface supervisor has an average salary of $39,293, which is higher than the $37,170 average annual salary of a receiving supervisor.

The top three skills for a surface supervisor include surface mount, SMT and . The most important skills for a receiving supervisor are shipping receiving, purchase orders, and sales floor.

Surface supervisor vs receiving supervisor overview

	Surface Supervisor	Receiving Supervisor
Yearly salary	$39,293	$37,170
Hourly rate	$18.89	$17.87
Growth rate	4%	-3%
Number of jobs	7,136	20,810
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Surface supervisor vs receiving supervisor salary

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

	Surface Supervisor	Receiving Supervisor
Average salary	$39,293	$37,170
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $70,000	Between $28,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	West Hartford, CT
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	MSC Industrial Direct Co
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between surface supervisor and receiving supervisor education

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

	Surface Supervisor	Receiving Supervisor
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Surface supervisor vs receiving supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between surface supervisors' and receiving supervisors' demographics:

	Surface Supervisor	Receiving Supervisor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
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, 12.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 6.7% White, 54.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between surface supervisor and receiving supervisor 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.

Receiving supervisor example responsibilities.

Create policies and procedures responsible for achieving ISO certification within 1st year of employment.
Manage inventory utilizing WMS systems.
Manage productivity reports for all employees and ensure accurate inventory levels through WMS computer warehousing systems and maintain all receiving billing.
Provide and maintain HAZMAT training for all employees and keep records for the store.
Volunteer to become HazMat certify in order to ensure warehouse safety.
Manage productivity reports for all employees and ensure accurate inventory levels through WMS computer warehousing systems and maintain all receiving billing.

Surface supervisor vs receiving supervisor skills

Common surface supervisor skills

Surface Mount, 52%
SMT, 48%

Common receiving supervisor skills

Shipping Receiving, 30%
Purchase Orders, 17%
Sales Floor, 17%
Excellent Interpersonal, 8%
Customer Service, 5%
Safety Procedures, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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