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First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Manufacturing · Production

Job zone 3: medium preparationO*NET 51-1011.00

Pay and outlook shown for

$70,500
median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$43k10th$71kMedian$101k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $42,990, 25th $50,090, Median $70,500, 75th $81,980, 90th $100,520

New workers start near $42,990; experienced workers reach $100,520. About 3,780 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
+12.9%
Alamo region, 4,195 to 4,735 jobs · U.S. +1%
Openings a year
478
in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 67,700
Employed in 2024
4,195
in the Alamo region · U.S. 698,600

Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent · Experience: Less than 5 years

Alamo Colleges programs that lead here

1 program, with the college that teaches each.

  1. Operations Management

    Transfer pre-major · Business & Entrepreneurship

Apply to Alamo Colleges

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.

  1. Active Listening4.0
  2. Time Management3.9
  3. Speaking3.8
  4. Management of Personnel Resources3.8
  5. Monitoring3.9
  6. Social Perceptiveness3.9
  7. Coordination3.9
  8. Critical Thinking3.8

What the work is

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.

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.

  1. High school or less47%
  2. Certificate12%
  3. Some college15%
  4. Associate degree14%
  5. Bachelor's degree12%
  6. Master's degree1%

Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.

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