Traffic supervisor vs yarding supervisor

The differences between traffic supervisors and yarding supervisors 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 yarding supervisor. Additionally, a yarding supervisor has an average salary of $54,421, 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 yarding supervisor are customer service, yard operations, and loaders.

Traffic supervisor vs yarding supervisor overview

	Traffic Supervisor	Yarding Supervisor
Yearly salary	$47,693	$54,421
Hourly rate	$22.93	$26.16
Growth rate	1%	-
Number of jobs	9,084	9,352
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Traffic supervisor vs yarding supervisor salary

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

	Traffic Supervisor	Yarding Supervisor
Average salary	$47,693	$54,421
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $65,000	Between $31,000 And $93,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Delaware
Best paying company	-	Baker Hughes
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between traffic supervisor and yarding supervisor education

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

	Traffic Supervisor	Yarding Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Traffic supervisor vs yarding supervisor demographics

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

	Traffic Supervisor	Yarding Supervisor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 55.6% Female, 44.4%	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 23.1% Asian, 6.2% White, 54.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between traffic supervisor and yarding supervisor 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.

Yarding supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage all administrative duties including payroll and ordering supplies.
Operate various equipment, such as frontend loader, bobcat, and pallet jack.
Operate the baler, bobcat, forklift and front end loader on a daily basis.
Job include handling LTL freight and training new employees in claim's prevention and proper freight handling techniques
Maintain working relationship with OSHA and EPA representative completing injury reports in addition to environmental spill reports.
Start as HVAC equipment/parts route delivery driver.

Traffic supervisor vs yarding supervisor skills

Common traffic supervisor skills

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

Common yarding supervisor skills

Customer Service, 26%
Yard Operations, 9%
Loaders, 8%
General Maintenance, 5%
Inventory Management, 5%
Inventory Control, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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