Watch leader vs lead manager

The differences between watch leaders and lead managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a watch leader, becoming a lead manager takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a lead manager has an average salary of $101,883, which is higher than the $47,865 average annual salary of a watch leader.

The top three skills for a watch leader include CPR, child watch and safety hazards. The most important skills for a lead manager are safety procedures, sales floor, and gross margin.

Watch leader vs lead manager overview

	Watch Leader	Lead Manager
Yearly salary	$47,865	$101,883
Hourly rate	$23.01	$48.98
Growth rate	1%	6%
Number of jobs	28,961	385,395
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	42	44
Years of experience	4	6

Watch leader vs lead manager salary

Watch leaders and lead managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Watch Leader	Lead Manager
Average salary	$47,865	$101,883
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $82,000	Between $73,000 And $140,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Trulia
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between watch leader and lead manager education

There are a few differences between a watch leader and a lead manager in terms of educational background:

	Watch Leader	Lead Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Watch leader vs lead manager demographics

Here are the differences between watch leaders' and lead managers' demographics:

	Watch Leader	Lead Manager
Average age	42	44
Gender ratio	Male, 37.1% Female, 62.9%	Male, 54.2% Female, 45.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 3.1% White, 75.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	10%

Differences between watch leader and lead manager duties and responsibilities

Watch leader example responsibilities.

Perform diagnostics, lead audits, kaizen events, value stream mapping, PDCA teams and employee involvement.
Insure personnel have correct PPE for assign duties.
Install satellite internet and tv services on rig locations.
Present WW program to paid members in a meeting setting.
Examine injure persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.
Report daily activity results directly to Sr. Management.

Lead manager example responsibilities.

Lead a team of in home geek squad agents that have the highest productivity in the company.
Define processes and procedures for manual and automate testing and implement tools to achieve the overall QA objectives.
Manage social media networks for increase public visibility through Facebook.
Manage employee payroll activities and effectively evaluate employee performance for promotion opportunities.
Manage several customer service incidents and tend to emergencies including the administration lifesaving CPR to a gym patron.
Require to be certify in CPR, a and first aid.

Watch leader vs lead manager skills

Common watch leader skills

CPR, 78%
Child Watch, 15%
Safety Hazards, 8%

Common lead manager skills

Safety Procedures, 15%
Sales Floor, 12%
Gross Margin, 12%
PET, 9%
Performance Evaluations, 8%
Product Knowledge, 7%