Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Construction Managers
Career B (or your target career)
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Construction Managers | First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $114,990 | $79,860 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 380,360 | 617,500 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Judgment and Decision Making, Management of Personnel Resources, Complex Problem Solving, Active Listening, Coordination | Monitoring, Management of Personnel Resources, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management |
| Related careers | Government Property Inspectors and Investigators, Mechanical Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Geothermal Production Managers | First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Facilities Managers, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Recycling Coordinators |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
88%
21 of 24 target skills
Target-only skills
3
Current-only skills
4
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Monitoring—
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Time Management—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Critical Thinking—
- Speaking—
- Coordination—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Listening—
- Quality Control Analysis+0.5 level
- Active Learning—
- Systems Analysis—
- Learning Strategies+0.5 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Persuasion—
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Negotiation—
- Writing—
- Instructing+0.3 level
Only in First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Operations Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Operation and Control
Only in Construction Managers
- Management of Financial Resources
- Mathematics
- Management of Material Resources
- Operations Analysis