First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Overview

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a national median salary of $79,920 per year, with +5% projected job growth from 2025–2035. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical education needed to enter this occupation.

Description

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

Work Values

• Independence
• Relationships
• Achievement

Work Styles

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.
• Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
• Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.
• Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.
• Coordinate work activities with other construction project activities.

Work Activities

• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Getting Information
• Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Scheduling Work and Activities
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Communicating with People Outside the Organization

Detailed Work Activities

• Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
• Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
• Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

T-A-S-K

Technology, Abilities, Skills & Knowledge

Education

Education Levels of Current Workers

The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical education needed to enter this occupation. The chart below shows the highest level of education held by people already working in this field, ages 25 and older. It includes workers who earned more education than the job requires and workers who entered the field under earlier requirements, so the largest bar is not the entry requirement. For example, if someone finished a bachelor's degree and then started working in this field, they are counted under “Bachelor's degree” here, but the job itself typically asks for a high school diploma or equivalent.

Certificates

Certifications applicable to First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers:

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