First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.
- Median pay
- $79,860
- Doing it now
- 629,000
- By 2035
- Up 4.1%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
a year
across the country
48,900 openings a year
to get in
What the work involves
- 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.
What to study
The fields of study the Department of Education links to this occupation, most widely taught first.
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersSee 2 colleges that teach it
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsSee 1,587 colleges that teach it
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansSee 24 colleges that teach it
Who it suits
O*NET scores every occupation on six interest dimensions. This one leans hardest on these three.
Leading and persuading
Organised and precise
Hands-on and practical
Careers like this one
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Where this comes from: the description and the task list are O*NET, which the Department of Labor maintains. Pay, workforce size, outlook and the education normally needed are the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections programme, 2025 wages and 2025 to 2035 projections. Half of them earn more than $79,860 a year, which means half earn less, and what you would earn depends on where you work and how long you have been doing it. The fields of study come from the National Center for Education Statistics crosswalk.