First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers
Also called:
Construction Supervisor, Construction Foreman, Construction Superintendent, Project Manager
What they do:
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
On the job, you would:
- Examine and inspect work progress, equipment, and construction sites to verify safety and to ensure that specifications are met.
- Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
- Estimate material or worker requirements to complete jobs.
Engineering and Technology
- building and construction
- mechanical
Business
- management
- customer service
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- understanding people's reactions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
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People interested in this work like activities that include
leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Leadership
- Integrity
- Self Control
- Cooperation
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You might use software like this on the job:
Project management software
- Intuit QuickBase Project Management
- Microsoft Project
Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Mi-Co Mi-Forms Client
Calendar and scheduling software
- FranklinCovey TabletPlanner
- Scheduling software
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high school diploma or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$59,150
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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