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51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Occupational Description:
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southwest Minnesota	1,090	57	$36.64/hr	$24.94/hr	$30.21/hr	$37.20/hr	$41.88/hr	$48.65/hr
Minnesota	13,270	239	$38.58/hr	$26.47/hr	$30.55/hr	$38.20/hr	$44.25/hr	$50.36/hr
U S	685,140	2,055	$36.43/hr	$22.37/hr	$27.53/hr	$34.80/hr	$42.41/hr	$52.27/hr

Leading Industries for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	80	$42.34/hr
Construction	90	$37.40/hr
Manufacturing	10,610	$38.20/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	1,120	$38.19/hr
Information	50	$34.69/hr
Financial Activities	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	520	$40.04/hr
Education and Health Services	100	$23.95/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	30	$27.20/hr
Other Services	220	$25.99/hr
Public Administration	450	$45.95/hr

Other Regional Data for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	180	$38.70/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	240	$35.73/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	330	$35.12/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	360	$37.25/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	450	$36.60/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	480	$38.03/hr	1.7%
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	540	$32.01/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	590	$35.14/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	640	$34.33/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	740	$36.60/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	990	$34.32/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	1,090	$37.20/hr	5.0%
Northwest Minnesota	1,120	$34.91/hr	6.2%
Southeast Balance of State	1,300	$36.92/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	1,410	$36.90/hr	4.7%
Central Minnesota	1,690	$37.02/hr	8.1%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	7,370	$38.72/hr	3.8%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	8,680	$38.72/hr	N/A
Minnesota	13,270	$38.20/hr	4.5%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	280	$31.14/hr	4.5%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	11,960	$46.99/hr	7.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	9,140	$41.48/hr	5.2%

Task for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.
Calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications, using standard formulas.
Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.
Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as inspectors, machine setters, or fabricators.
Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
Determine standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads.
Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.