First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Tasks Include:
- Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel.
- Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
- Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs.
- Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies.
- Requisition materials and supplies, such as tools, equipment, or replacement parts.
- Compute estimates and actual costs of factors such as materials, labor, or outside contractors.
- Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers.
- Conduct or arrange for worker training in safety, repair, or maintenance techniques, operational procedures, or equipment use.
- Investigate accidents or injuries and prepare reports of findings.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +8.9%
National: +3.7%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$73,140.00
State
$74,010.00
Regional
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Description
Career Cluster: | Manufacturing |
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 54.15%
- Some College Courses = 16.91%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 13.08%
- Bachelor's Degree = 7.57%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 3.20%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 3.05%
- Doctoral Degree = 2.05%
Related Work Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 41.44%
- None = 12.38%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 11.79%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 10.99%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 6.72%
- Over 10 years = 6.72%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 5.18%
- Up to and including 1 month = 3%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 1.42%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 0.38%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 28.13%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 23.04%
- None = 14.01%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 13.80%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 9.55%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 7.01%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.45%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 23.05%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 21.11%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 16.37%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 15.80%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 7.77%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 6.94%
- None or short demonstration = 6.90%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 2.05%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel.
- Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
- Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs.
- Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies.
- Requisition materials and supplies, such as tools, equipment, or replacement parts.
- Compute estimates and actual costs of factors such as materials, labor, or outside contractors.
- Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers.
- Conduct or arrange for worker training in safety, repair, or maintenance techniques, operational procedures, or equipment use.
- Investigate accidents or injuries and prepare reports of findings.
- Confer with personnel, such as management, engineering, quality control, customer, or union workers' representatives, to coordinate work activities, resolve employee grievances, or identify and review resource needs.
- Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as hires, promotions, transfers, discharges, or disciplinary measures.
- Perform skilled repair or maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand or power tools, hydraulic presses or shears, or welding equipment.
- Develop, implement, or evaluate maintenance policies and procedures.
- Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
- Meet with vendors or suppliers to discuss products used in repair work.
- Monitor tool and part inventories and the condition and maintenance of shops to ensure adequate working conditions.
- 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.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Participate in budget preparation and administration, coordinating purchasing and documentation and monitoring departmental expenditures.
- Compile operational or personnel records, such as time and production records, inventory data, repair or maintenance statistics, or test results.
- Develop or implement electronic maintenance programs or computer information management systems.
- Design equipment configurations to meet personnel needs.
- Review, evaluate, accept, and coordinate completion of work bid from contractors.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Desktop computers
- Laser printers
- Mainframe computers
- Personal computers
- Microcontrollers (Programmable logic controllers PLC)
- Two way radios
Technologies Include:
- Accounting software
- Cost accounting software
- Calendar and scheduling software
- Scheduling software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Microsoft Access
- Recordkeeping software
- Vehicle management software
- Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Infor ERP SyteLine
- SAP software
- WorkTech MAXIMO
- Facilities management software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS software
- Maintenance management software
- Industrial control software
- Programmable logic controller PLC software
- Internet browser software
- Internet browser software
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Inventory management software
- Automated inventory software
- Inventory management software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Project management software
- ComputerEase software
- HCSS HeavyBid
- HCSS HeavyJob
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Spreadsheet software
- Time accounting software
- Payroll software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
- Word processing software
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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73.75 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
70.75 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
68.00 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
58.25 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
54.75 | Personnel and Human Resources | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
54.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
52.50 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
72.00 | Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
68.75 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
68.75 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
68.75 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
68.75 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
68.75 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
65.50 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
65.50 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
65.50 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
59.50 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
56.25 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
56.25 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
53.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
53.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
53.00 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
53.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
53.00 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
50.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
50.00 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
50.00 | Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
50.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
50.00 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
75.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
72.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
72.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
68.75 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
68.75 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
68.75 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
56.25 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
56.25 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
56.25 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
53.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
53.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
53.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
50.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
50.00 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
50.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
50.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
50.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
50.00 | Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
50.00 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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82.75 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
82.50 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
80.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
80.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
80.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
78.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
75.00 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
74.75 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
74.75 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
74.50 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
74.00 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
72.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
72.75 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
72.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
71.75 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
71.50 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
70.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
69.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
68.25 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
67.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
67.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
67.00 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
66.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
65.50 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
64.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
63.75 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
62.75 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
61.75 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
61.50 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
60.75 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
60.50 | Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment | Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles. |
58.25 | Staffing Organizational Units | Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization. |
57.50 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
56.50 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
56.25 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
56.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
54.75 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
52.00 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
49.50 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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81.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
81.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
80.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
79.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
77.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
76.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
76.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
73.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
72.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
71.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
69.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
69.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
66.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
66.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
62.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
61.50 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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77.83 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
66.67 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
61.17 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
55.50 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
55.50 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
50.00 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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96.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
96.20 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
90.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
90.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
88.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
88.20 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
88.20 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
87.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
87.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
85.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
84.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
81.80 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
80.00 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
79.40 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
79.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
78.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
77.40 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
76.20 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
75.60 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
70.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
68.40 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
67.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
67.60 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
67.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
67.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
65.20 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
62.60 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
62.20 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
60.80 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
60.20 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
58.20 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
58.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
57.80 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
57.80 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
57.40 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
54.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
54.60 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
53.40 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
49.80 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall 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.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $44,900.00 | $73,140.00 | $92,560.00 |
Virginia | $47,210.00 | $74,010.00 | $92,020.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $64,371.94 | $85,820.28 | $103,899.43 |
Bay Consortium | $51,578.18 | $73,891.87 | $90,584.39 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $49,725.19 | $72,789.19 | $85,705.24 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $44,835.68 | $65,154.39 | $81,171.20 |
Crater Area | $52,971.04 | $77,710.83 | $91,643.54 |
Greater Peninsula | $50,912.85 | $77,267.27 | $87,361.33 |
Hampton Roads | $50,721.12 | $73,635.89 | $84,310.31 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $46,594.37 | $67,203.26 | $81,868.67 |
Northern Virginia | $63,198.79 | $86,783.05 | $104,992.78 |
Piedmont Workforce | $50,960.52 | $74,503.32 | $92,920.32 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $44,937.24 | $63,483.79 | $83,649.12 |
Southwestern Virginia | $46,936.36 | $68,889.40 | $89,776.03 |
West Piedmont | $48,178.95 | $68,852.09 | $83,426.31 |
Western Virginia | $48,420.42 | $73,130.15 | $90,153.26 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 544,700 | 564,600 | +3.7% |
Virginia | 15,092 | 16,439 | +8.9% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | 611 | 696 | +13.9% |
Bay Consortium | 798 | 911 | +14.2% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 2,409 | 2,688 | +11.6% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 452 | 484 | +7.1% |
Crater Area | 356 | 386 | +8.4% |
Greater Peninsula | 992 | 1,059 | +6.8% |
Hampton Roads | 2,549 | 2,705 | +6.1% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 510 | 539 | +5.7% |
Northern Virginia | 3,103 | 3,431 | +10.6% |
Piedmont Workforce | 622 | 689 | +10.8% |
Shenandoah Valley | 967 | 1,085 | +12.2% |
South Central | 326 | 327 | +0.3% |
Southwestern Virginia | 266 | 232 | -12.8% |
West Piedmont | 369 | 394 | +6.8% |
Western Virginia | 764 | 790 | +3.4% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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