Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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 2022

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	1,510	78	$34.56/hr	$22.41/hr	$25.10/hr	$31.44/hr	$39.51/hr	$51.53/hr

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

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	130	$39.48/hr
Construction	40	$36.27/hr
Manufacturing	9,860	$32.09/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	1,280	$32.71/hr
Information	70	$32.79/hr
Financial Activities	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	390	$31.87/hr
Education and Health Services	110	$25.65/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	N/A	N/A
Other Services	120	$31.70/hr
Public Administration	380	$40.46/hr

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

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Northeast Balance of State	170	$39.51/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	190	$32.09/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	330	$31.70/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	380	$31.44/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	420	$31.31/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	450	$31.85/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	490	$32.64/hr	-1.7%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	500	$32.64/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	590	$31.85/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	860	$31.70/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	960	$31.32/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	1,090	$31.32/hr	5.4%
Southwest Minnesota	1,190	$31.89/hr	3.7%
Southeast Balance of State	1,360	$31.40/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	1,510	$31.44/hr	5.5%
Central Minnesota	1,740	$32.24/hr	4.1%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	6,260	$32.81/hr	3.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	7,620	$32.93/hr	N/A
Minnesota	12,380	$32.24/hr	3.7%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	300	$24.72/hr	0.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	9,310	$40.29/hr	4.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	7,340	$39.16/hr	3.0%

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.