"I was lucky to learn a lot from my first crew leader as a young lineman. Now, when I supervise my crew—inspecting equipment, assigning projects, or holding tailgate safety briefings—I try to give them what they need to succeed each day because I remember what it was like when I was just starting out. I love being the middleman between the crew and my supervisors because I can report all the good work we’re doing to the higher-ups, and I can encourage and update my workers with the feedback I get from management. It’s great being out in the field because I still get to roll up my sleeves and do my part to keep projects on track."

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Job Description

SOC Code: 47-1011

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.*

*Source: This information is based on O*NET™ data. O*NET is a trademark registered to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

Top Job Skills:

• Customer service
• Maintain equipment
• Performance appraisals
• Project planning
• Budget management

General Work Activities:

• Mental Processes
  • Estimate construction project labor and material requirements
• Interacting With Others
  • Direct construction or extraction personnel
  • Coordinate construction project activities
  • Order construction or extraction materials or equipment
  • Train construction or extraction personnel
• Information Input
  • Evaluate projects to determine their compliance with technical specifications
  • Inspect equipment or tools to be used in construction or excavation
  • Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements
  • Measure work site dimensions
• Work Output
  • Mark reference points on construction materials

Source: SC Works Online Services (SCWOS)

*All data is factual, but names, images, and quotations have been adapted to protect the identity of employees and businesses

 

Job Statistics

Examples of Workforce Areas with Job Openings

• Greenville
• Trident
• Midlands
• Pee Dee
• Upstate
• Lower Savannah

Examples of Employers with Job Openings

• Great Day Improvements, LLC
• Paul Davis Restoration, Inc.
• Pike Corporation
• Garney Construction
• Hearth & Home Technologies
• Holcim, Inc.

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