# First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators

> Directly supervise and coordinate activities of material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-material-moving-machine-and-vehicle-operators
- SOC code: 53-1043.00
- 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 ECR)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 63 |
| Investigative (I) | 14 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 26 |
| Enterprising (E) | 70 |
| Conventional (C) | 63 |

## What you'd do

- Getting Information (importance 93/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 86/100)
- Developing and Building Teams (importance 86/100)
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others (importance 85/100)
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates (importance 83/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 79/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 79/100)
- Coaching and Developing Others (importance 75/100)
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People (importance 75/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 74/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Coordination, Management of Personnel Resources, Time Management, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Complex Problem Solving

## Knowledge

Administration and Management, Customer and Personal Service, Mathematics, English Language, Production and Processing, Personnel and Human Resources, Public Safety and Security, Computers and Electronics, Transportation, Administrative

## Also called

Building Materials Supervisor, Bus Dispatcher Supervisor, Bus Driver Supervisor, Cab Dispatcher Supervisor, Cab Supervisor, Car Supervisor, Cargo Manager, Cargo Supervisor, Circus Train Supervisor, Coal Yard Supervisor

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Ground Transportation](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4902) (CIP 4902, 213 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Pennsylvania College of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/pennsylvania-college-of-technology-2096) | Ground Transportation | $54,938 | $62,389 | $12,000 |

## Related careers

- [First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-helpers-laborers-and-material-movers-hand): $62,890 median pay
- [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 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 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-farming-fishing-and-forestry-workers): $59,320 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))

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