Territory supervisor vs area supervisor

The differences between territory supervisors and area supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-8 years to become a territory supervisor, becoming an area supervisor takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a territory supervisor has an average salary of $72,742, which is higher than the $40,965 average annual salary of an area supervisor.

The top three skills for a territory supervisor include merchandisers, hallmark and store management. The most important skills for an area supervisor are ladders, cleanliness, and sales floor.

Territory supervisor vs area supervisor overview

	Territory Supervisor	Area Supervisor
Yearly salary	$72,742	$40,965
Hourly rate	$34.97	$19.69
Growth rate	5%	6%
Number of jobs	10,512	106,356
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	46	43
Years of experience	8	6

Territory supervisor vs area supervisor salary

Territory supervisors and area supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Territory Supervisor	Area Supervisor
Average salary	$72,742	$40,965
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $115,000	Between $27,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	-	Lancaster, PA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Tesla
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between territory supervisor and area supervisor education

There are a few differences between a territory supervisor and an area supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Territory Supervisor	Area Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Territory supervisor vs area supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between territory supervisors' and area supervisors' demographics:

	Territory Supervisor	Area Supervisor
Average age	46	43
Gender ratio	Male, 50.2% Female, 49.8%	Male, 58.4% Female, 41.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 7.2% White, 65.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 6.5% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	9%

Differences between territory supervisor and area supervisor duties and responsibilities

Territory supervisor example responsibilities.

Hire and manage part-time merchandisers.
Accomplish this by actively prospecting new business, maintaining accountability on all sales efforts, and actualizing attentiveness to detail.
Interview and hire field technicians to cover areas need.
General managerial and daily support for all field engineers in Colorado.
Establish and monitor team priorities and performance, conduct annual evaluations, and coordinate special projects.
Communicate with retail merchandisers within assign territory to address support issues/discrepancies, determine appropriate action depending on disposition of issue.

Area supervisor example responsibilities.

Promote from associate to manage several departments including jewelry, housewares, automotive and electronics.
Demonstrate resourcefulness and imagination when managing professional responsibilities.
Schedule and lead safety meetings par OSHA regulations.
Train new and current employees run reports and stats for upper management.
Handle work flow, assign tasks, train new associates, run administrative machines.
Review laboratory documents and test paperwork to ensure the information is accurate and GMP compliant.

Territory supervisor vs area supervisor skills

Common territory supervisor skills

Merchandisers, 40%
Hallmark, 20%
Store Management, 20%
Customer Complaints, 4%
POS, 3%
Performance Reviews, 3%

Common area supervisor skills

Ladders, 17%
Cleanliness, 16%
Sales Floor, 15%
Front End, 13%
Loss Prevention, 10%
Bank Deposits, 9%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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