Also called: First-Line Supervisor of Construction Trades
Leads a crew of carpenters, electricians, or other trades on a job site.
You assign your crew their tasks, check the quality of their work, order materials for tomorrow, and fill out timesheets.
BLS first-line supervisors of construction trades, May 2024 median about $78k.
High school diploma, about 6 years after high school. Journeyman-level trade skill plus years of experience.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Construction Management, Trade apprenticeship.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Layout robots and apps help, but leading a crew and doing skilled trade work on site stay human.
Classes: Construction CTE, Algebra, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-1011.
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