Skilled Trades
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.
Median salary
$71,190
Typical range
$46k – $107k
Job outlook
+1% (about average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Education
Typical entry: No degree (trade/license)
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Entry / Junior
$45,790
~2 yrs to advance
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Established
$71,190
~3 yrs to advance
Senior First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Senior
$89,075
Key skills
A typical day
- •Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
- •Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.
- •Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
- •Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
- •Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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