Water treatment plant supervisor vs control supervisor

The differences between water treatment plant supervisors and control supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a water treatment plant supervisor and a control supervisor. Additionally, a control supervisor has an average salary of $75,228, which is higher than the $64,203 average annual salary of a water treatment plant supervisor.

The top three skills for a water treatment plant supervisor include water treatment plant, water treatment operations and plant operations. The most important skills for a control supervisor are traffic control devices, ISO, and control systems.

Water treatment plant supervisor vs control supervisor overview

	Water Treatment Plant Supervisor	Control Supervisor
Yearly salary	$64,203	$75,228
Hourly rate	$30.87	$36.17
Growth rate	-7%	3%
Number of jobs	33,638	63,707
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Water treatment plant supervisor vs control supervisor salary

Water treatment plant supervisors and control supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Water Treatment Plant Supervisor	Control Supervisor
Average salary	$64,203	$75,228
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $107,000	Between $45,000 And $123,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	Lucid Motors
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between water treatment plant supervisor and control supervisor education

There are a few differences between a water treatment plant supervisor and a control supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Water Treatment Plant Supervisor	Control Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Water treatment plant supervisor vs control supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between water treatment plant supervisors' and control supervisors' demographics:

	Water Treatment Plant Supervisor	Control Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 90.5% Female, 9.5%	Male, 73.2% Female, 26.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 4.7% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 4.5% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between water treatment plant supervisor and control supervisor duties and responsibilities

Water treatment plant supervisor example responsibilities.

Accomplish SCADA upgrades from contractors.
Manage a calibration budget of $100k and capital budget of ~ $1.0 MM.
Negotiate and obtain renewed NPDES permit for the facility.
Handle all correspondence and reports with the state and EPA agencies.
Maintain and operate wastewater facility in combination with operating lab analysis to assure proper treatment according to EPA permit.
Support pilot plant downstream operations such as centrifugation, filtration, chromatography, and homogenization activities.

Control supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage MRO requisitions to ensure that the best product are obtained at the lowest possible price.
Manage and organize incoming records and publications for use on SharePoint.
Work in production planning, supporting MRP as part of inventory management.
Prepare streets for asphalt and milling.
Maintain all OSHA and FDA guidelines.
Train and run crew on location.

Water treatment plant supervisor vs control supervisor skills

Common water treatment plant supervisor skills

Water Treatment Plant, 17%
Water Treatment Operations, 10%
Plant Operations, 8%
EPA, 7%
SCADA, 7%
Water Samples, 6%

Common control supervisor skills

Traffic Control Devices, 7%
ISO, 7%
Control Systems, 6%
Asphalt, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Traffic Control, 5%

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