Traffic supervisor vs route manager

The differences between traffic 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 traffic supervisor and a route manager. Additionally, a route manager has an average salary of $50,375, which is higher than the $47,693 average annual salary of a traffic supervisor.

The top three skills for a traffic supervisor include safety rules, traffic control devices and freight carriers. The most important skills for a route manager are DOT, CDL, and OSHA.

Traffic supervisor vs route manager overview

	Traffic Supervisor	Route Manager
Yearly salary	$47,693	$50,375
Hourly rate	$22.93	$24.22
Growth rate	1%	5%
Number of jobs	9,084	7,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Traffic supervisor vs route manager salary

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

	Traffic Supervisor	Route Manager
Average salary	$47,693	$50,375
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $65,000	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 traffic supervisor and route manager education

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

	Traffic Supervisor	Route Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Traffic supervisor vs route manager demographics

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

	Traffic Supervisor	Route Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 55.6% Female, 44.4%	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 22.8% Asian, 5.9% White, 54.1% 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 traffic supervisor and route manager duties and responsibilities

Traffic supervisor example responsibilities.

Achieve continuous efficiency gains by leveraging WMS capabilities and implementing sustainable operating procedures.
Account for cycle count implementation and process, FIFO, physical inventory, month-end reconciliciation with accounting.
Apply knowledge and experience of these facilities to advise DynCorp and USAF on Iraqi controller training and ATC issues.
Develop many relationships with regional, national, and export carriers (TL and LTL).
Communicate volume requirements with carriers (TL and LTL) and railroads to ensure monthly and year-end financial requirements are met.
Lead, train and prepare a team responsible for receiving, shipping, warehousing, MRO stock level review and replenishment.

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.

Traffic supervisor vs route manager skills

Common traffic supervisor skills

Safety Rules, 14%
Traffic Control Devices, 13%
Freight Carriers, 9%
Logistics, 6%
Direct Reports, 6%
Account Executives, 6%

Common route manager skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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