Traffic supervisor vs traffic manager

The differences between traffic supervisors and traffic 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 traffic manager. Additionally, a traffic manager has an average salary of $61,734, 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 traffic manager are project management, traffic management, and account executives.

Traffic supervisor vs traffic manager overview

	Traffic Supervisor	Traffic Manager
Yearly salary	$47,693	$61,734
Hourly rate	$22.93	$29.68
Growth rate	1%	-3%
Number of jobs	9,084	14,997
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	44	45
Years of experience	4	4

Traffic supervisor vs traffic manager salary

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

	Traffic Supervisor	Traffic Manager
Average salary	$47,693	$61,734
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $65,000	Between $37,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	-	San Carlos, CA
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	AbbVie
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between traffic supervisor and traffic manager education

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

	Traffic Supervisor	Traffic Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Traffic supervisor vs traffic manager demographics

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

	Traffic Supervisor	Traffic Manager
Average age	44	45
Gender ratio	Male, 55.6% Female, 44.4%	Male, 47.9% Female, 52.1%
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, 11.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.1% White, 59.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	8%	5%

Differences between traffic supervisor and traffic 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.

Traffic manager example responsibilities.

Manage and schedule all FM commercials for national affiliates.
Manage and schedule all FM commercials per customers' contract drive times.
Manage all inbound material which include part shortages, EC changes, QC inspection parts and sequence material.
Train and supervise coordinators and junior AE s. create job number tracking system for print/broadcast events.
Provide oversight to all computer functions relative to the importation of vessels and the release and shipment of vehicles.
Perform continuous analysis of TMS, operation and business process for continuous improvement.

Traffic supervisor vs traffic 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 traffic manager skills

Project Management, 10%
Traffic Management, 6%
Account Executives, 5%
FAA, 4%
PowerPoint, 4%
Traffic Logs, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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