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First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Salary in RI

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in RI have a median annual salary of $81,650, with 2,660 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $48,080 at the 10th percentile to $133,180 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

$81,650

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$39.25

Employment

2,660

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$48,080
10th
$62,920
25th
$81,650
Median
$103,540
75th
$133,180
90th

Local compared with national

RI

$81,650

Median annual · 2025

United States

$74,450

Median annual · 2025

The RI median is 9.7% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $7,200).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 3.9
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 3.9
  3. 3.Time ManagementImportance 3.9
  4. 4.Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.9
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  6. 6.MonitoringImportance 3.8
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.8
  8. 8.CoordinationImportance 3.8
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.6
  10. 10.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.5
  11. 11.WritingImportance 3.1
  12. 12.Active LearningImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Apple iWork Pages
  • Apple Safari
  • Aptean Made2Manage
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Bowen & Groves M1 ERP
  • Capterra Enterprise Resource Planning
  • Database software
  • Delphi Technology
  • Email software
  • Encompix ERP
  • Epicor Vantage ERP
  • Epicor Vista ERP
  • Exact MAX
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • GHG Clockwise

Common tasks

  • Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.
  • Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
  • Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
  • Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
  • Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
  • Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
  • Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
  • Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
  • Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as inspectors, machine setters, or fabricators.
  • Conduct employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures, or assign employee training to experienced workers.

Related careers

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

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers salary in other locations

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