First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Career, Salary and Skills

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $79,920 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 812,210. Wage data is published for 447 locations.

Occupation description

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

O*NET code

47-1011.00

Job zone

3

Typical education

Post-Secondary Certificate

Experience

Over 10 years

National salary and employment

Median annual

$79,920

Hourly median

$38.42

Employment

812,210

Data year

2025

National salary distribution

$53,280
10th
$63,400
25th
$79,920
Median
$101,460
75th
$128,260
90th

Top skills

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Typical tasks

  • 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.
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Technology

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • FranklinCovey TabletPlanner
  • Graphics software
  • HCSS HeavyJob
  • Inventory tracking software
  • Mi-Co Mi-Forms
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft NetMeeting
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft Word
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First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers salary by location

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Related careers

Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.