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

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

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators separately. These are the figures for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (53-1047), a combined BLS occupation that includes it.

Median annual wage, U.S.$62,890
Employment, U.S.623,640
Median hourly wage$30.23
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$43,360$50,070$62,890$78,160$96,150
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama12,330$59,7801.45
Alaska1,830$64,4201.40
Arizona11,190$63,3600.86
Arkansas5,120$56,8100.98
California67,920$65,5500.93
Colorado11,890$65,3801.03
Connecticut5,870$65,4400.86
Delaware2,270$62,5101.17
District of Columbia920$60,3100.33
Florida34,650$61,0000.87
Georgia26,660$63,5401.36
Hawaii3,130$65,0001.24
Idaho3,070$56,2900.89
Illinois25,270$65,4201.03
Indiana15,250$64,7001.19
Iowa6,480$60,4901.04
Kansas7,520$62,9401.30
Kentucky10,180$60,0901.27
Louisiana8,120$60,2601.05
Maine2,370$60,0900.92
Maryland11,990$74,0701.08
Massachusetts10,660$65,5700.73
Michigan14,600$60,2800.83
Minnesota9,410$68,4300.80
Mississippi4,950$59,2901.06
Missouri10,500$60,3700.89
Montana1,990$60,6700.97
Nebraska3,530$60,6300.86
Nevada6,290$60,3401.01
New Hampshire2,440$63,9500.89
New Jersey25,110$67,9801.46
New Mexico3,250$55,7900.93
New York29,280$67,3000.75
North Carolina21,540$60,0701.09
North Dakota1,930$65,0701.12
Ohio23,100$61,7601.04
Oklahoma8,130$61,2701.19
Oregon8,120$61,5401.03
Pennsylvania23,690$61,4600.97
Rhode Island1,520$72,7500.76
South Carolina8,300$63,4700.90
South Dakota1,340$64,7800.73
Tennessee17,290$61,1601.31
Texas60,700$60,0001.08
Utah6,830$62,6000.98
Vermont910$60,4100.75
Virginia14,830$62,1300.90
Washington14,000$74,2500.98
West Virginia2,670$52,4200.95
Wisconsin11,140$64,5600.94
Wyoming1,560$70,5901.39

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Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Recycling Coordinators1-20.971
2Postmasters and Mail Superintendents1-20.970
3Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers40.962
4Facilities Managers30.962
5Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors1-20.954
6Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists30.953
7First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers30.951
8First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services1-20.950
9First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants30.949
10Retail Loss Prevention Specialists1-20.949

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersOperations Monitoring0.880.945
Freight ForwardersMathematics0.870.943
Funeral Home ManagersService Orientation1.000.941
Gambling ManagersMathematics0.870.939
Food Service ManagersManagement of Financial Resources1.620.931

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators, excluding software First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Payroll software4 of 2010.9x
Delphi Technology5 of 205.4x
Work scheduling software4 of 207.4x
Timekeeping software3 of 2010.7x
Email software10 of 201.7x
GroupMe3 of 205.1x
Inventory management systems3 of 204.8x
Facebook6 of 202.1x
IBM Power Systems software3 of 203.8x
Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne4 of 202.7x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.00 3.88
CoordinationTransferable skill 4.00 3.88
Time ManagementTransferable skill 4.00 3.88
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 4.00 3.75
SpeakingEssential skill 3.88 3.88
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 3.62 3.75
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.62 3.62
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.62 3.50
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.62 3.25
MonitoringEssential skill 3.50 3.75
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.50 3.38
WritingEssential skill 3.38 3.62
Active LearningEssential skill 3.12 3.12
InstructingTransferable skill 3.12 3.12
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.12 3.12
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.12 2.88
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 2.88 3.12
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
MathematicsEssential skill 2.75 2.25
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.50 2.50
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.50 2.50
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.50 2.25
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.38 2.38
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 2.25 2.25
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 2.25 2.00
RepairingTransferable skill 2.25 2.00
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 2.25 2.00
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.75 1.38
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.62 0.88
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.38 0.38
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.25not rated
ScienceEssential skill 1.25not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Administration and Management 4.28 5.22
Customer and Personal Service 4.16 5.56
Mathematics 4.12 4.74
Production and Processing 4.05 5.33
English Language 4.05 4.10
Personnel and Human Resources 3.93 4.65
Public Safety and Security 3.90 4.51
Computers and Electronics 3.84 4.69
Transportation 3.76 4.31
Administrative 3.72 4.75
Psychology 3.59 3.71
Education and Training 3.52 4.76
Law and Government 3.34 3.50
Economics and Accounting 3.26 2.76
Geography 2.99 3.44
Chemistry 2.69 2.95
Foreign Language 2.67 2.97
Mechanical 2.56 3.05
Sales and Marketing 2.54 3.29
Engineering and Technology 2.53 2.53
Therapy and Counseling 2.52 2.79
Sociology and Anthropology 2.51 2.42
Physics 2.32 2.33
Telecommunications 2.19 2.18
Communications and Media 2.16 2.58
Philosophy and Theology 2.10 2.36
Building and Construction 2.09 2.20
Design 2.07 1.80
Biology 2.06 1.70
Medicine and Dentistry 2.04 1.79
Food Production 1.63 1.27
Fine Arts 1.51not rated
History and Archeology 1.00not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Comprehension 4.00 4.00
Oral Expression 4.00 4.00
Written Comprehension 3.75 3.88
Problem Sensitivity 3.75 3.75
Deductive Reasoning 3.62 3.75
Written Expression 3.50 3.75
Near Vision 3.50 3.38
Inductive Reasoning 3.50 3.00
Information Ordering 3.38 3.50
Speech Clarity 3.38 3.12
Speech Recognition 3.38 3.00
Far Vision 3.25 3.00
Category Flexibility 3.12 3.00
Flexibility of Closure 3.12 3.00
Selective Attention 3.12 3.00
Originality 3.00 3.12
Fluency of Ideas 3.00 3.00
Time Sharing 3.00 3.00
Number Facility 3.00 2.75
Visualization 2.88 3.00
Perceptual Speed 2.88 2.88
Mathematical Reasoning 2.88 2.75
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.75 2.75
Speed of Closure 2.75 2.75
Depth Perception 2.50 2.62
Multilimb Coordination 2.50 2.62
Finger Dexterity 2.50 2.38
Visual Color Discrimination 2.50 2.38
Auditory Attention 2.38 2.38
Control Precision 2.38 2.38
Manual Dexterity 2.38 2.38
Trunk Strength 2.25 2.25
Hearing Sensitivity 2.25 2.12
Memorization 2.25 2.12
Reaction Time 2.12 2.12
Response Orientation 2.12 2.12
Static Strength 2.12 2.12
Rate Control 2.12 2.00
Gross Body Coordination 2.00 1.88
Spatial Orientation 2.00 1.75
Stamina 2.00 1.62
Wrist-Finger Speed 2.00 1.50
Peripheral Vision 2.00 1.25
Sound Localization 1.88 1.50
Extent Flexibility 1.88 1.25
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.75 0.88
Glare Sensitivity 1.62 0.75
Speed of Limb Movement 1.62 0.75
Night Vision 1.62 0.62
Dynamic Strength 1.50 0.62
Explosive Strength 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

All 34
  • TOPS Engineering MaxLoad Pro
  • UPS Logistics Technologies Roadnet Transportation Suite
  • Web browser software
  • XATA XATANET

Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators separately. These are the figures for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (53-1047), a combined BLS occupation that includes it.

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Laredo, TX1,0502.40$50,110
Memphis, TN-MS-AR5,4702.23$62,350
Stockton-Lodi, CA2,4402.10$73,970
Kenosha, WI6102.02$72,500
Casper, WY3101.90$76,290
Chambersburg, PA4601.89$62,590
Mobile, AL1,2801.85$61,290
Burlington, NC5001.84$54,220
Dothan, AL4201.74$60,770
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV7501.74$60,720

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