Surface supervisor vs warehouse lead

The differences between surface supervisors and warehouse leads 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 warehouse lead. Additionally, a warehouse lead has an average salary of $41,281, 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 warehouse lead are customer service, ladders, and pallets.

Surface supervisor vs warehouse lead overview

	Surface Supervisor	Warehouse Lead
Yearly salary	$39,293	$41,281
Hourly rate	$18.89	$19.85
Growth rate	4%	-3%
Number of jobs	7,136	123,344
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 33%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Surface supervisor vs warehouse lead salary

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

	Surface Supervisor	Warehouse Lead
Average salary	$39,293	$41,281
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $70,000	Between $27,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	Allentown, PA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Silicon Valley Bank
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between surface supervisor and warehouse lead education

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

	Surface Supervisor	Warehouse Lead
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 33%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Surface supervisor vs warehouse lead demographics

Here are the differences between surface supervisors' and warehouse leads' demographics:

	Surface Supervisor	Warehouse Lead
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	Male, 79.0% Female, 21.0%
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, 11.4% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 22.1% Asian, 6.4% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between surface supervisor and warehouse lead 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.

Warehouse lead example responsibilities.

Help manage an accurate, revolving FIFO inventory and rigorously investigate any discrepancies.
Utilize AS400 computer maintaining data.
Enter and transfer products' data in ERP systems.
Assist with developing a new ERP system concentrating on warehousing functions.
Process all RTV transactions and prepare items for return as per vendor.
Process paperwork of RMA's and RTV's as directed from purchasing dept.

Surface supervisor vs warehouse lead skills

Common surface supervisor skills

Surface Mount, 52%
SMT, 48%

Common warehouse lead skills

Customer Service, 14%
Ladders, 6%
Pallets, 5%
RF, 5%
Sales Floor, 5%
Logistics, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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