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First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers vs Construction Managers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers and Construction Managers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Construction Managers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$78,690
$106,980
Employment · BLS OEWS
806,080
348,330
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
33rd pct
48th pct

At a glance

Dimension First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Construction Managers
Median pay $78,690 $106,980
Employment 806,080 348,330
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+5.3%) Growing fast (+8.7%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 74,400 46,800
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 33rd pct Moderate · 48th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 54th pct · 28% of tasks 48th pct · 26% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Automation-leaning (66.0%) Augmentation-leaning (59.7%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Administration and Management, Building and Construction, Oral Comprehension, Mechanical, Coordination, Active Listening, Speaking, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Critical Thinking, Management of Personnel Resources, Information Ordering, Near Vision, Design, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Time Management, Public Safety and Security, Deductive Reasoning, Mathematics, Judgment and Decision Making, Written Comprehension, Inductive Reasoning, Speech Clarity, Engineering and Technology, Complex Problem Solving, Written Expression, Speech Recognition, Personnel and Human Resources, Writing, Active Learning, Negotiation.

Specific to First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

  • Learning Strategies
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Selective Attention
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Far Vision
  • Persuasion

Specific to Construction Managers

  • Visualization
  • Production and Processing
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Category Flexibility
  • Systems Analysis
  • Management of Financial Resources

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Office suite software , Document management software , Computer aided design CAD software , Spreadsheet software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Project management software , Word processing software , Analytical or scientific software , Calendar and scheduling software , Graphics or photo imaging software , Data base user interface and query software .

Specific to First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Specific to Construction Managers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers or Construction Managers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers vs Construction Managers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/first-line-supervisors-of-construction-trades-and-extraction-workers-vs-construction-managers

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Singulariki. (2026). First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers vs Construction Managers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/first-line-supervisors-of-construction-trades-and-extraction-workers-vs-construction-managers

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