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Aerospace

First-Line Supervisor of Aerospace Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of Aerospace workers, such as assemblers, technicians, and engineers.

Annual openings

n/a

BLS median wage

n/a

Typical education

Bachelor's degree

10-year growth

n/a

Career requirements

What does this career require?

The education, credentials, and on-the-job competencies Colorado employers expect for this role.

Typical education

Bachelor's degree

Credential requirement

No specific credential listed yet

Credential detail

No additional credential beyond that needed for the positions they supervise is expected.

Work experience

2-5 years work experience is expected, with work in one of the occupations supervised highly valued.

Employer competency information

Feedback from employers identifies the following competencies as being critical to support a successful move up to the Supervisor level

  • Communication — Continue to elevate communication skills for use with a team, client, and boss.
  • Teamwork — Consistently demonstrate the ability to work with, influence, and lead others.
  • Planning & Organizing — Strong time management skills with the ability to plan and organize the successful completion of tasks and projects for a team, adapting the plan to changing circumstances.
  • Instructing & Coaching — Move beyond being good at your job to being able to help other team members understand and develop the knowledge and skills needed to be successful at their jobs.
  • Business Fundamentals — Understanding the big picture of the business and how your team fits in.
  • Working with tools and technology — Effectively utilize the tools and technology specific to your team.
You’ll create or read maintenance reports and advise management on machine updates. Handling employee schedules and tasks will require a fair hand, and you’ll need to train new employees.
As a supervisor, you’ll also need to perform administrative work, like managing budgets and inventory. You’ll coordinate work done by outside contracting companies, always making sure that expected outcomes are being met.

Is this work a fit?

What the work actually feels like

How people in this career tend to spend their time, the interests it draws on, and a look at a typical day.

Work style

  • With kids/peopleOccasionally
  • On a computerOccasionally
  • Outdoors / on-siteOccasionally
  • With your handsOccasionally

Interests it draws on

  • Business Support
  • Business Management

Automation exposure

Low exposure

Tasks here lean on judgement and people skills that are hard to automate.

A typical day

  1. Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
  2. Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances.
  3. Calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications, using standard formulas.
  4. Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.
  5. Plan and develop new products and production processes.
  6. Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.