A Tabulating Supervisor leads the team running tabulating or data-aggregation operations — owning throughput, accuracy, and the operational discipline of a structured processing function.
Tabulating Supervisor pay typically runs $66K–$103K at this level, and jobs in this field are projected to hold roughly steady through 2034.
Days tend to revolve around scheduled processing runs and the team executing them. You're monitoring job completions, troubleshooting equipment or input issues, coaching staff on procedure, and partnering with the upstream and downstream teams who depend on tabulated output.
The collaboration tends to be wider than expected. You're working with the source-document teams, equipment maintenance, IT or systems, and the business consumers of tabulated reports. Friction usually lives at the handoffs from upstream when input doesn't meet processing standards.
People who tend to thrive enjoy structured operational work with technical equipment and quality discipline and find satisfaction in clean processing cycles. If you need fast-moving change, strategic stretch, or distance from production tempo, the role can feel narrow.
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View all Admin & Office roles →A Tabulating Supervisor leads the team running tabulating or data-aggregation operations — owning throughput, accuracy, and the operational discipline of a structured processing function.
Median pay for a Tabulating Supervisor is about $66K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $44K to $103K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Active Listening, Coordination, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, and Speaking.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to decline about 0.3% through 2034, with roughly 1.5 million people working in it today (BLS).
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