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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers vs First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers and First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 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 Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$78,300
$71,190
Employment · BLS OEWS
600,680
685,140
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
42nd pct
80th pct

At a glance

Dimension First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Median pay $78,300 $71,190
Employment 600,680 685,140
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+3.1%) About average (+1.2%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 52,400 67,700
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 occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 42nd pct High · 80th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 30th pct · 19% of tasks 55th pct · 29% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Automation-leaning (35.0%) —
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: Monitoring, Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, Oral Expression, Administration and Management, Management of Personnel Resources, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Near Vision, Mechanical, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Problem Sensitivity, Information Ordering, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Operations Monitoring, Administrative, Active Learning, Systems Analysis, Personnel and Human Resources, English Language, Learning Strategies, Social Perceptiveness, Complex Problem Solving, Written Expression, Category Flexibility, Perceptual Speed.

Specific to First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Selective Attention
  • Far Vision
  • Troubleshooting
  • Systems Evaluation

Specific to First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

  • Production and Processing
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Mathematics
  • Education and Training
  • Writing
  • Fluency of Ideas
  • Originality

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: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Computer aided design CAD software , Data base user interface and query software , Presentation software , Project management software , Document management software , Word processing software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software , Internet browser software , Time accounting software .

Specific to First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Specific to First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers or First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers — 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 Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers vs First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers." 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-mechanics-installers-and-repairers-vs-first-line-supervisors-of-production-and-operating-workers

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Singulariki. (2026). First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers vs First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/first-line-supervisors-of-mechanics-installers-and-repairers-vs-first-line-supervisors-of-production-and-operating-workers

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