First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Pay and outlook shown for
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%
- Openings a year
- 478
- Employed in 2024
- 4,195
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.
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.
- Active Listening4.0
- Time Management3.9
- Speaking3.8
- Management of Personnel Resources3.8
- Monitoring3.9
- Social Perceptiveness3.9
- Coordination3.9
- 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.
- Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
- Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as inspectors, machine setters, or fabricators.
- Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
- Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
- Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
- Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
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 less47%
- Certificate12%
- Some college15%
- Associate degree14%
- Bachelor's degree12%
- Master's degree1%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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