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First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Salary in San Luis Obispo, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in San Luis Obispo, CA have a median annual salary of $94,560, with 570 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $62,050 at the 10th percentile to $135,400 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$94,560

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$45.46

Employment

570

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$62,050
10th
$77,280
25th
$94,560
Median
$119,890
75th
$135,400
90th

Local compared with national

San Luis Obispo, CA

$94,560

Median annual · 2025

United States

$79,920

Median annual · 2025

The San Luis Obispo, CA median is 18.3% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $14,640).

Top skills

  1. 1.CoordinationImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.8
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.8
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.6
  5. 5.Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.6
  6. 6.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.4
  7. 7.MonitoringImportance 3.4
  8. 8.Time ManagementImportance 3.4
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3
  10. 10.Learning StrategiesImportance 3.1
  11. 11.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Experience
Over 10 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • 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
  • Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management

Common 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.
  • Train workers in construction methods, operation of equipment, safety procedures, or company policies.
  • Locate, measure, and mark site locations or placement of structures or equipment, using measuring and marking equipment.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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