Salary and Outlook

According to the US Department of Labor, there are 692,200 people employed as first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers in the United States. The median annual salary is $67,800. Entry level employees earn approximately $43,570 per year and senior employees earn approximately $109,980 per year.

Estimates do not include other potential benefits such as health insurance, overtime pay, or retirement benefits that may be offered by employers.

Job Duties

• Locate, measure, and mark site locations or placement of structures or equipment, using measuring and marking equipment.
• Confer with managerial or technical personnel, other departments, or contractors to resolve problems or to coordinate activities.
• Arrange for repairs of equipment or machinery.
• Provide assistance to workers engaged in construction or extraction activities, using hand tools or other equipment.
• Record information, such as personnel, production, or operational data on specified forms or reports.
• Suggest or initiate personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, or hires.
• 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.
• Estimate material or worker requirements to complete jobs.
• Analyze worker or production problems and recommend solutions, such as improving production methods or implementing motivational plans.
• Order or requisition materials or supplies.
• Train workers in construction methods, operation of equipment, safety procedures, or company policies.

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