First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers

What They Do

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

Typical Tasks

• Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.
• Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
• Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.
• Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.
• Coordinate work activities with other construction project activities.

Key Skills

Work Activities

• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Getting Information
• Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others