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

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

- **SOC code:** 53-1043.00
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-1043-00
- **Also known as:** Driver Manager, Fleet Manager, Trainmaster, Warehouse Supervisor, Cargo Manager, DC Supervisor (Distribution Center Supervisor), Dock Supervisor, Shipping Manager
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap (how codifiable the work is), not jobs lost or a forecast. Every figure below is traced to a named public dataset.

## What this work is

**Core tasks** (O*NET):
- Enforce safety rules and regulations.
- Interpret transportation or tariff regulations, shipping orders, safety regulations, or company policies and procedures for workers.
- Resolve worker problems or collaborate with employees to assist in problem resolution.
- Confer with customers, supervisors, contractors, or other personnel to exchange information or to resolve problems.
- Plan work assignments and equipment allocations to meet transportation, operations or production goals.
- Examine, measure, or weigh cargo or materials to determine specific handling requirements.
- Explain and demonstrate work tasks to new workers or assign training tasks to experienced workers.
- Review orders, production schedules, blueprints, or shipping or receiving notices to determine work sequences and material shipping dates, types, volumes, or destinations.
- Drive vehicles or operate machines or equipment to complete work assignments or to assist workers.
- Inspect or test materials, stock, vehicles, equipment, or facilities to ensure that they are safe, free of defects, and consistent with specifications.
- Maintain or verify records of time, materials, expenditures, or crew activities.
- Requisition needed personnel, supplies, equipment, parts, or repair services.

## Skills, tools, capabilities

**Knowledge, skills & abilities** (O*NET, highest importance first):
- Administration and Management _(knowledge)_
- Customer and Personal Service _(knowledge)_
- Mathematics _(knowledge)_
- Production and Processing _(knowledge)_
- English Language _(knowledge)_
- Active Listening _(essential_skill)_
- Coordination _(transferable_skill)_
- Time Management _(transferable_skill)_
- Management of Personnel Resources _(transferable_skill)_
- Oral Comprehension _(ability)_
- Oral Expression _(ability)_
- Personnel and Human Resources _(knowledge)_

**Skills in demand:**
- Mathematics _(Common Skill)_
- English Language _(Common Skill)_
- Time Management _(Common Skill)_
- Active Listening _(Common Skill)_
- Social Perceptiveness _(Common Skill)_
- Reading Comprehension _(Common Skill)_
- Deductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_
- Critical Thinking _(Common Skill)_
- Psychology _(Specialized Skill)_
- Microsoft Outlook _(Common Skill)_
- Microsoft Excel _(Common Skill)_
- Inductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_

**Tools & technology:**
- Microsoft Excel _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft Office software _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft Outlook _(hot technology, in demand)_
- SAP software _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft Access _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft PowerPoint _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Word _(hot technology)_
- Warehouse management system WMS _(in demand)_
- @Road GeoManager
- Accellos Real Dispatch
- Actsoft Comet Tracker
- Barcode software

## AI exposure & outlook

- **AI task-overlap index:** 48th percentile (Moderate) across all occupations — composite of current-era exposure studies (ai-exposure-index-v1).
- **LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou):** 49th percentile (Moderate) — source: eloundou_gamma.

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-1043-00_