First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers
Also called:
Construction Foreman, Construction Superintendent, Construction Supervisor, Site Superintendent
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, or Navy.
Civil Engineer Manager; Emergency Management Manager; Explosive Ordnance Disposal Manager; Heavy Repair Superintendent; Pavements and Construction Equipment Craftsman; Structural Craftsman
Cavalry Scout; Combat Engineering Senior Sergeant; Construction Engineering Supervisor; Engineer Senior Sergeant; General Engineering Supervisor; Horizontal Construction Engineer; Special Forces Engineer Sergeant
Engineer Equipment Chief; Utilities Chief
Master Chief Constructionman; Master Chief Equipmentman; Master Chief Utilitiesman
What they do:
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
On the job, you would:
- Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.
- Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
- Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Engineering and Technology
- building and construction
- mechanical
Business
- customer service
- management
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- understanding people's reactions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
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People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Leadership
- Cooperation
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Stress Tolerance
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You might use software like this on the job:
Project management software
- Intuit QuickBase Project Management
- Microsoft Project
Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Mi-Co Mi-Forms Client
Calendar and scheduling software
- FranklinCovey TabletPlanner
- Scheduling software
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some college or
high school diploma
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$59,700
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the Army:
Cavalry Scout; Combat Engineering Senior Sergeant; Construction Engineering Supervisor; Engineer Senior Sergeant; General Engineering Supervisor; Horizontal Construction Engineer; Special Forces Engineer Sergeant
