Occupations/47-1011.00
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.
AI automation risk
28%
More resilient
Human characteristics
72%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
43%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.
- Task
Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
- Task
Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.
- 02Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
- 03Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.
- 04Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.
- 05Coordinate work activities with other construction project activities.
- 06Estimate material or worker requirements to complete jobs.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.70
- Degree of automation1.58
- Time sitting2.58
- Originality (ability)2.88
- Conflict situations3.71
- Hands-on objects/tools3.20
- Outdoors / weather4.43
- Disease exposure1.05
- Decision freedom4.59
Top abilities
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Problem Sensitivity3.75
- Oral Expression3.75
- Near Vision3.62
- Information Ordering3.62
- Deductive Reasoning3.38
- Written Comprehension3.25
- Speech Clarity3.25
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.38
- Active Listening3.75
- Writing3.00
- Speaking3.75
- Mathematics2.75
- Science1.62
- Critical Thinking3.62
- Active Learning3.00
- Learning Strategies3.12
- Monitoring3.38
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 15 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public | Building/Property Maintenance 46.0401 | $17,400 | 64% | 83% | 1 yr $55,443 2 yr $48,198 Bachelor's · CIP 46.04 |
Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN · Public | Electrician 46.0302 | $5,900 | 100% | 28% | 1 yr $41,193 2 yr $41,193 Certificate · CIP 46.03 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN · Public | Carpentry/Carpenter 46.0201 | $9,800 | 71% | 61% | 1 yr $35,416 2 yr $32,029 Certificate · CIP 46.02 |
Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN · Public | Building/Property Maintenance 46.0401 | $9,900 | 77% | 58% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 46.04 |
Century College White Bear Lake, MN · Public | Construction Trades, General 46.0000 | $6,000 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Associate · CIP 46.00 |
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN · Public | Carpentry/Carpenter 46.0201 | $5,800 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 46.02 |
Saint Paul College St. Paul, MN · Public | Carpentry/Carpenter 46.0201 | $6,100 | 100% | 29% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Associate · CIP 46.02 |
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public | Construction Trades, General 46.0000 | $6,200 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | Construction Trades, General 46.0000 | $6,200 | 100% | 38% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public | Construction Trades, General 46.0000 | $6,100 | 100% | 36% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN · Public | Construction Trades, General 46.0000 | $6,000 | 100% | 37% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Miami Dade College Miami, FL · Public | Electrician 46.0302 | $2,900 | 100% | 41% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 46.03 |