Surface supervisor vs warehouse supervisor

The differences between surface supervisors and warehouse 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 warehouse supervisor. Additionally, a warehouse supervisor has an average salary of $49,556, 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 supervisor are logistics, shipping receiving, and OSHA.

Surface supervisor vs warehouse supervisor overview

	Surface Supervisor	Warehouse Supervisor
Yearly salary	$39,293	$49,556
Hourly rate	$18.89	$23.82
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	7,136	102,848
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Surface supervisor vs warehouse supervisor salary

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

	Surface Supervisor	Warehouse Supervisor
Average salary	$39,293	$49,556
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $70,000	Between $35,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	-	Baltimore, MD
Highest paying state	-	Maryland
Best paying company	-	Amphenol
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between surface supervisor and warehouse supervisor education

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

	Surface Supervisor	Warehouse Supervisor
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Surface supervisor vs warehouse supervisor demographics

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

	Surface Supervisor	Warehouse Supervisor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	Male, 88.3% Female, 11.7%
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, 11.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 22.4% Asian, 5.9% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between surface supervisor and warehouse 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.

Warehouse supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage a crew of 11 individuals in a HVAC wholesale warehouse.
Manage activities of 30 staff; follow all HAZMAT and MSDS regulations.
Manage shipping and receiving to ensure efficiency on logistics and provide proactive solutions by anticipating, identifying and resolve customer issues/discrepancies.
Experience working with computerize inventory control system utilizing RF scanning.
Coordinate with transportation to pick up cargo from CRSP/ADACG to SSA.
Turn in high volume of serviceable and unserviceable parts to the SSA.

Surface supervisor vs warehouse supervisor skills

Common surface supervisor skills

Surface Mount, 52%
SMT, 48%

Common warehouse supervisor skills

Logistics, 10%
Shipping Receiving, 8%
OSHA, 7%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Excellent Interpersonal, 5%
Inventory Control, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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