Careers / First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand — Career Decision Dashboard

United States

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Median annual wage

Not published

Employment

Not published

Typical education

High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)

Job Zone 2

Skills identified

35

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Career overview

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of helpers, laborers, or material movers, hand.

O*NET code
53-1042.00
Job zone
2
Experience required
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

Typical tasks

  • Maintain a safe working environment by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.
  • Collaborate with workers and managers to solve work-related problems.
  • Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly.
  • Inform designated employees or departments of items loaded or problems encountered.
  • Inspect equipment for wear and for conformance to specifications.
  • Prepare and maintain work records and reports of information such as employee time and wages, daily receipts, or inspection results.
  • Transmit and explain work orders to laborers.
  • Plan work schedules and assign duties to maintain adequate staff for effective performance of activities and response to fluctuating workloads.

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Salary analysis — United States

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Most important skills

  • Coordination3.8
  • Management of Personnel Resources3.6
  • Speaking3.6
  • Active Listening3.5
  • Complex Problem Solving3.4
  • Monitoring3.4
  • Time Management3.4
  • Critical Thinking3.4
  • Reading Comprehension3.1
  • Writing3.1
  • Instructing3.1
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.1

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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.

Skill coverage

0%

0 of 15 identified skills

Matched

0

Missing

15

Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.

Skills to develop

SkillImportanceRequired levelYour levelGap
Coordination3.83.8Not selected3.8
Management of Personnel Resources3.63.8Not selected3.8
Speaking3.63.8Not selected3.8
Active Listening3.53.8Not selected3.8
Time Management3.43.6Not selected3.6
Critical Thinking3.43.6Not selected3.6
Monitoring3.43.5Not selected3.5
Reading Comprehension3.13.5Not selected3.5
Complex Problem Solving3.43.0Not selected3.0
Social Perceptiveness3.03.4Not selected3.4
Learning Strategies3.03.3Not selected3.3
Writing3.13.1Not selected3.1
Instructing3.13.0Not selected3.0
Judgment and Decision Making3.13.0Not selected3.0
Negotiation3.03.0Not selected3.0

Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0.

Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.