First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers

Also Called:

Construction Foreman,

Construction Supervisor,

Electrical Supervisor,

Roustabout Field Supervisor

What they do: Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

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Construction, Energy & Natural Resources

Career Cluster

What do they typically do on the job?

  • 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.

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

Leadership Orientation

Perseverance

Stress Tolerance

Cooperation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Interests

Career interests describe the perspectives and interests of people who enjoy the type of work involved in this career.

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Enterprising

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Realistic

Abilities

Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.

Verbal

  • Listen and understand what people say

  • Communicate by speaking

Ideas and Logic

  • Notice when problems happen

  • Order or arrange things

Attention

  • Pay attention to something without being distracted

  • Do two or more things at the same time

Hand and Finger Use

  • Hold or move items with your hands

Skills

People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.

Basic Skills

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

  • Talking to others

Social

  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions

  • Understanding people's reactions

Problem Solving

  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Does this sound like something you'd like to do?

1. Do some research

  • Identify how your interests, values, and strengths match this occupation
  • Talk to someone who works in this field or spend a day job shadowing
  • Use the colleges and training directory to explore programs related to this career

2. Plan your next move

  • Talk to your college and career counselor or school admissions staff
  • Visit Idaho Launch
  • Search for available First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers jobs on Idaho Works

Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop