First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers

Also Called: Electrical Foreman, Maintenance Foreman, Maintenance Supervisor

High School Diploma/GED

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$46,070

Entry Salary

Average

Job outlook

What First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers do

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.
  • Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.
  • Investigate accidents or injuries and prepare reports of findings.
Industry Areas:

Advanced Manufacturing • Automotive & Machine Repair • Construction • Renewable Resources and Energy

Training Program Areas:

Auto Collision • Automobile Technician • Electronic Assembly • Heavy Equipment Mechanic • HVAC • Mechanical Repair & Operation • OCT-Only Advanced Manufacturing • OCT-Only Automotive & Machine Repair • OCT-Only Construction • OCT-Only Renewable Resources & Energy • Petroleum Technician • Smart Meter & Instrumentation Technician • Solar Energy • Stationary Engineering • Weatherization

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Work Context

  • Telephone
  • Face-to-Face Discussions
  • Contact With Others
  • Work With Work Group or Team
  • Freedom to Make Decisions

Tools

  • Tape measures
  • Liquid penetrant examination equipment
  • Power drills
  • Plasma arc welding machine
  • Spot welding machine

Technology

Project management software
Microsoft SharePoint
Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
Presentation software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Microsoft Dynamics
Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Monitoring
  • Critical Thinking
  • Coordination
  • Speaking

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology
mechanical
computers and electronics
Business
customer service
management
Safety and Government
public safety and security
law and government
Arts and Humanities
English language

Education

  • 34% High school diploma or equivalent
  • 28% Post-secondary certificate
  • 14% Associate's degree

Experience

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

What are some related occupations at different educational levels?


Job Training Match

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers Currently Selected

Educational Level

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Travel Guides

Educational Level

Post-secondary, non-degree

 Job Training Match

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers

Educational Level

Associate's Degree

Industrial Production Managers

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Educational Level

Advanced Degree

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Advanced Training

  • Albuquerque - Job Corps

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

  • Arecibo Job Corps

    Garrochales, Puerto Rico

ACT & College

  • Adams State University

    Alamosa, CO

  • Adirondack Community College

    Queensbury, NY

Apprenticeships

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

    • Conventional (Organizer)
    • Enterprising (Persuader)
    • Realistic (Doer)

Work Styles

  • Leadership
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Self Control
  • Integrity

Values

  • Independence
  • Working Conditions
  • Achievement

Abilities

  • Verbal
  • Ideas and Logic
  • Hearing and Speech
  • Attention

This is what First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers across the country typically make.

$22.15 / hour
$46,070 /year

Entry Level

$36.45 / hour
$75,820 /year

Median Level

$57.20 / hour
$118,980 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Average

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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