Team leader/supervisor vs regional supervisor

The differences between team leader/supervisors and regional supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a team leader/supervisor and a regional supervisor. Additionally, a regional supervisor has an average salary of $61,453, which is higher than the $50,841 average annual salary of a team leader/supervisor.

The top three skills for a team leader/supervisor include safety procedures, quality standards and sales floor. The most important skills for a regional supervisor are OSHA, customer satisfaction, and financial reports.

Team leader/supervisor vs regional supervisor overview

	Team Leader/Supervisor	Regional Supervisor
Yearly salary	$50,841	$61,453
Hourly rate	$24.44	$29.54
Growth rate	8%	5%
Number of jobs	96,069	46,491
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

What does a team leader/supervisor do?

A team leader or supervisor is an individual who leads and supervises a workgroup's functionality through instructions and guidance in an organization. Team leaders provide support to staff members by way of coaching and skills development. They are responsible for preventing and resolving conflicts among staff members by setting ground rules and assigning tasks properly. They also organize team meetings and report the progress of a project to the management. Since they lead a workforce, team leaders must possess excellent verbal communication skills and have a great work ethic.

What does a regional supervisor do?

The regional supervisor determines the operational practices of all stores in the area, making sure each runs smoothly, cleanly, complies with marketing and sales campaigns, and meets budget and sales goals. They run operations in a certain area and make sure that all activities and workers are working to achieve targets.

Team leader/supervisor vs regional supervisor salary

Team leader/supervisors and regional supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Team Leader/Supervisor	Regional Supervisor
Average salary	$50,841	$61,453
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $79,000	Between $40,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	New Bedford, MA	Tacoma, WA
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Nexteer Automotive	Stryker
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between team leader/supervisor and regional supervisor education

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

	Team Leader/Supervisor	Regional Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	California State University - Bakersfield

Team leader/supervisor vs regional supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between team leader/supervisors' and regional supervisors' demographics:

	Team Leader/Supervisor	Regional Supervisor
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 55.8% Female, 44.2%	Male, 62.2% Female, 37.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 5.2% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 5.9% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between team leader/supervisor and regional supervisor duties and responsibilities

Team leader/supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage an embed Facebook executive protection team that provide security and logistical support for a corporate executive and his family.
Provide outstanding customer service support investigating, correcting, and answering employee payroll questions and discrepancies.
Produce clean, custom build windows to meet customer satisfaction and company standards requirements.
Develop and implement new workforce training programs; create PowerPoint slides and lesson plans.
Provide training presentation from an instructor-le, PowerPoint, to hands on lab environment for newly hire programmers.
Assist in controlling payroll, ensuring accurate timekeeping and minimizing all controllable costs.

Regional supervisor example responsibilities.

Oversee and manage regional online marketing accounts (Facebook, Craigslist, etc )
Manage payroll, supply and inventory control, profitably analysis and monthly management reporting.
Establish and manage the mid-Atlantic regional office of a privately own legal education company that provide educational services to law students.
Conduct training meetings for the territory and entire state by preparing PowerPoint presentations.
Review and design advertising copy for portfolio.
Create PowerPoint presentations for DC management regarding findings and opportunities for improvement.

Team leader/supervisor vs regional supervisor skills

Common team leader/supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 19%
Quality Standards, 11%
Sales Floor, 7%
Payroll, 5%
Process Improvement, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 4%

Common regional supervisor skills

OSHA, 18%
Customer Satisfaction, 9%
Financial Reports, 6%
PowerPoint, 6%
Process Improvement, 6%
Payroll, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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