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First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
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.
What a first-line supervisors of production and operating worker does
Become a first-line supervisors of production and operating worker
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good first-line supervisors of production and operating worker
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
- Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
- Understanding people's reactions.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $35 per hour with an average salary of $73,800 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $28 and $42 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $57,400 and $87,000 per year.
First-Line Supervisors Of Production And Operating Worker job outlook
- There are 14,568 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 1,556 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.