Territory supervisor vs territory manager

The differences between territory supervisors and territory managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both a territory supervisor and a territory manager. Additionally, a territory manager has an average salary of $73,728, which is higher than the $72,742 average annual salary of a territory supervisor.

The top three skills for a territory supervisor include merchandisers, hallmark and store management. The most important skills for a territory manager are customer service, patients, and product knowledge.

Territory supervisor vs territory manager overview

	Territory Supervisor	Territory Manager
Yearly salary	$72,742	$73,728
Hourly rate	$34.97	$35.45
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	10,512	106,325
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	8	8

Territory supervisor vs territory manager salary

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

	Territory Supervisor	Territory Manager
Average salary	$72,742	$73,728
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $115,000	Between $46,000 And $117,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between territory supervisor and territory manager education

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

	Territory Supervisor	Territory Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Southern California

Territory supervisor vs territory manager demographics

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

	Territory Supervisor	Territory Manager
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 50.2% Female, 49.8%	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%
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, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 78.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	7%

Differences between territory supervisor and territory manager 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.

Territory manager example responsibilities.

Achieve MVP in Q3 2003 and Q1 through Q4 2004.
Manage promotional budgets focusing on high ROI events, thus increasing sales at lower promotional cost.
Manage all aspects of TM specification, sales, order management and delivery of customer's orders.
Generate leads through internet research, marketing, trade show participation, internal department cross-selling, and referrals.
Manage all aspects of SalesForce CRM integration and administration throughout the entire sales department
Achieve profitable relationships with current and prospective customers by providing exceptional customer support through attentiveness and extensive product knowledge.

Territory supervisor vs territory manager skills

Common territory supervisor skills

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

Common territory manager skills

Customer Service, 13%
Patients, 8%
Product Knowledge, 7%
Work Ethic, 7%
CRM, 5%
Excellent Interpersonal, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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