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

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

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-helpers-laborers-and-material-movers-hand
- SOC code: 53-1042.00
- Career family: Transportation
- Median annual pay: $62,890 (10th percentile $43,360, 90th percentile $96,150)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +3.0%
- Openings a year: 54,900
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections
- Pay and outlook are for the broader BLS group "First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors".

## Interest profile (code ECS)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 40 |
| Investigative (I) | 2 |
| Artistic (A) | 2 |
| Social (S) | 46 |
| Enterprising (E) | 86 |
| Conventional (C) | 65 |

## What you'd do

- Getting Information (importance 86/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 79/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 74/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 74/100)
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People (importance 74/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 72/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 72/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 72/100)
- Coaching and Developing Others (importance 71/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 71/100)

## Skills

Coordination, Management of Personnel Resources, Speaking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Time Management, Instructing, Judgment and Decision Making

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, Production and Processing, Administration and Management, Mechanical, Computers and Electronics, English Language, Mathematics, Public Safety and Security, Education and Training, Transportation

## Also called

Agency Operator, Aircraft Cleaning Supervisor, Boat and Plant Utility Supervisor, Building Materials Supervisor, Car Cleaning Supervisor, Car Wash Supervisor, Carpenter Labor Supervisor, Chute Boss, Circus Supervisor, Circus Train Supervisor

## Related careers

- [First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-mechanics-installers-and-repairers): $79,860 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-production-and-operating-workers): $74,450 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-material-moving-machine-and-vehicle-operators): $62,890 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-construction-trades-and-extraction-workers): $79,920 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-passenger-attendants): $62,890 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-office-and-administrative-support-workers): $69,500 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.