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First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

Median salary

$78,690

Typical range

$51k – $127k

Job outlook

+5% (faster than average)

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Education

Typical entry: No degree (trade/license)

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Typical progression

  1. Junior First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

    Entry / Junior

    $51,290

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

    Established

    $78,690

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

    Senior

    $102,690

Key skills

A typical day

  • 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.

Fields of study

Any field

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