Terminal operations supervisor vs route manager

The differences between terminal operations supervisors and route 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 terminal operations supervisor and a route manager. Additionally, a terminal operations supervisor has an average salary of $50,769, which is higher than the $50,375 average annual salary of a route manager.

The top three skills for a terminal operations supervisor include DOT, logistics and LTL. The most important skills for a route manager are DOT, CDL, and OSHA.

Terminal operations supervisor vs route manager overview

	Terminal Operations Supervisor	Route Manager
Yearly salary	$50,769	$50,375
Hourly rate	$24.41	$24.22
Growth rate	6%	5%
Number of jobs	69,763	7,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Terminal operations supervisor vs route manager salary

Terminal operations supervisors and route managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Terminal Operations Supervisor	Route Manager
Average salary	$50,769	$50,375
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $69,000	Between $38,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	San Leandro, CA
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Harsco
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between terminal operations supervisor and route manager education

There are a few differences between a terminal operations supervisor and a route manager in terms of educational background:

	Terminal Operations Supervisor	Route Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Terminal operations supervisor vs route manager demographics

Here are the differences between terminal operations supervisors' and route managers' demographics:

	Terminal Operations Supervisor	Route Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 6.6% White, 54.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 6.7% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between terminal operations supervisor and route manager duties and responsibilities

Terminal operations supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage all aspects of warehousing such as inbound, outbound and production in a highly mechanize warehouse that utilizes RF functionality.
Develop, test and implement computerized RF technology within the warehouse.
Close out BOL s on customer s proprietary software and arrange batches for billing.

Route manager example responsibilities.

Manage invoice collection and customer issues.
Conduct billing using mobile POS systems.
Advance to CDL liquid driver (liquid oxygen).
Obtain CDL license resulting in a promotion and pay raise.
Review driver DVIR and log book to fuel hours and mileage.
Develop interactive huddles topics, ensure compliance with safety guidelines, DVIR.

Terminal operations supervisor vs route manager skills

Common terminal operations supervisor skills

DOT, 36%
Logistics, 24%
LTL, 17%
OSHA, 5%
Safety Program, 3%
Safety Rules, 3%

Common route manager skills

DOT, 15%
CDL, 12%
OSHA, 10%
Safety Issues, 9%
Safety Targets, 9%
Equipment Issues, 8%

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