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First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of helpers, laborers, or material movers, hand.

$60,500
Median Pay
Less than 6 months
Training
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High Disruption Risk
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AI Impact Assessment

AI Resilience Score

Score 1/6: high AI task exposure, limited human advantage creates significant risk from AI disruption (estimated from legacy data)

🔴High Disruption Risk

How we calculated this:

AI Exposure
High+0

85% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Stable+1

0% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Weak+0

EPOCH score: 9/25

Total Score1/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09
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Key Responsibilities

  • Maintain a safe working environment by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.
  • Collaborate with workers and managers to solve work-related problems.
  • Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly.
  • Inform designated employees or departments of items loaded or problems encountered.
  • Inspect equipment for wear and for conformance to specifications.
  • Prepare and maintain work records and reports of information such as employee time and wages, daily receipts, or inspection results.
  • Transmit and explain work orders to laborers.
  • Plan work schedules and assign duties to maintain adequate staff for effective performance of activities and response to fluctuating workloads.
  • Participate in the hiring process by reviewing credentials, conducting interviews, or making hiring decisions or recommendations.
  • Estimate material, time, and staffing requirements for a given project, based on work orders, job specifications, and experience.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Time to Job Ready

0-1 years

Based on Job Zone 2. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

Freight management softwareMicrosoft OfficeCustoms documentationTracking systemsCRM software

Key Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityDeductive ReasoningProblem SensitivityInductive ReasoningNear VisionWritten Expression

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Compensation Details

$39,510
10th Percentile
$60,500
Median
$92,110
90th Percentile

Based on 603,350 employed workers

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Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 53-1042.00