First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Manufacturing · Maintenance, Installation & Repair
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $45,630; experienced workers reach $110,560. About 6,230 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +11.9%
- Openings a year
- 587
- Employed in 2024
- 6,043
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent · Experience: Less than 5 years
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
2 programs, with the college that teaches each.
Skills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Monitoring4.0
- Management of Personnel Resources4.0
- Speaking3.9
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Time Management3.9
- Coordination3.8
- Judgment and Decision Making3.8
- Reading Comprehension4.0
What the work is
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.
- Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel.
- Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
- Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs.
- Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies.
- Requisition materials and supplies, such as tools, equipment, or replacement parts.
- Compute estimates and actual costs of factors such as materials, labor, or outside contractors.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less57%
- Certificate13%
- Some college17%
- Associate degree3%
- Bachelor's degree8%
- Doctoral or professional2%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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