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First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand: Job Description

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of helpers, laborers, or material movers, hand.

What Tasks Do First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand Perform?

The core tasks performed by first-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand include:

• Maintain a safe working environment by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.
• Collaborate with workers and managers to solve work-related problems.
• Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly.
• Inform designated employees or departments of items loaded or problems encountered.
• Inspect equipment for wear and for conformance to specifications.
• Prepare and maintain work records and reports of information such as employee time and wages, daily receipts, or inspection results.
• Transmit and explain work orders to laborers.
• Plan work schedules and assign duties to maintain adequate staff for effective performance of activities and response to fluctuating workloads.

Key Skills and Knowledge

Effective first-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand combine a mix of skills and domain knowledge.

Key Skills

The competencies most important for this role, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Top Knowledge Areas

Other First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand Job Titles

People in this occupation may also be known by titles such as:

• Agency Operator
• Aircraft Cleaning Supervisor
• Boat and Plant Utility Supervisor
• Building Materials Supervisor
• Car Cleaning Supervisor
• Car Wash Supervisor
• Carpenter Labor Supervisor
• Chute Boss

How Many First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand Are There?

There are roughly 752,499 first-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand working in the United States today. This occupation is expected to decline by -2.4% over the projection horizon.

How Much Do First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand Make?

Statistic	Value
Annual median	$65,280
Hourly median	$31.38
10th percentile	$39,387
25th percentile	$52,333
75th percentile	$78,226
90th percentile	$91,173

Wages vary widely based on experience, location, and industry.

Tech Stack

• Data base user interface and query software: Microsoft Access (hot technology)
• Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel (hot technology)
• Office suite software: Microsoft Office software (hot technology)
• Electronic mail software: Microsoft Outlook (hot technology)
• Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint (hot technology)
• Word processing software: Microsoft Word (hot technology)
• Data base user interface and query software: Oracle Database (hot technology)
• Enterprise resource planning ERP software: SAP software (hot technology)
• Inventory management software: Inventory management systems (in demand)
• Inventory management software: Warehouse management system WMS (in demand)

The Day-to-Day Environment

The work environment for first-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand is shaped by the following characteristics:

• Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams
• E-Mail
• Contact With Others
• Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team
• Frequency of Decision Making

How to Become First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand

Typical first-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand positions require a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical entry-level education. This occupation sits in Some Preparation Needed (Job Zone 2), indicating the level of preparation typically expected.

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About the Data

Data on this page comes from the following authoritative sources:

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) for employment and wage data by state and industry.
• BLS Employment Projections for total employment and growth forecasts.
• O*NET (Occupational Information Network) for skills, knowledge, tasks, work activities, work context, technology, and education-zone data.

SOC code: 53-1042.00 (First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand).