Senior-Level

Claims Supervisor

A Claims Supervisor leads the team handling insurance, warranty, or service claims — owning case throughput, settlement quality, and the customer experience around resolution.

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Employment concentration · ~393 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Claims Supervisor

Days tend to revolve around the claims queue and the patterns within it. You're reviewing case files, approving settlements above clerk authority, coaching staff through tough customer interactions, and partnering with whichever functions feed your claim volume. Backlogs and aging cases tend to drive the calendar.

The collaboration is constant. You're working with adjusters or examiners, customer service, legal, vendors or repair partners, and customers themselves. The friction usually lives in the gap between policy or contract terms and customer expectations, and diplomatic resolution is part of the daily craft.

People who tend to thrive enjoy operational management with judgment-driven case work and find satisfaction in clearing aged backlogs cleanly. If repetitive case patterns or the emotional weight of contested claims would erode you, the role can wear thin.

SupportAbove avg
RelationshipsAbove avg
IndependenceAbove avg
Working ConditionsModerate
AchievementModerate
RecognitionModerate
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Claims Supervisors (SOC 43-1011.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$44K–$103K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
1.5M
U.S. Employment
-0.3%
10yr Growth
145K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$64K$61K$59K$56K$53K201920202021202220232024$53K$64K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Active ListeningCoordinationSocial PerceptivenessMonitoringSpeakingReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingManagement of Personnel ResourcesWritingInstructing
O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
43-1011.00

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