First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Construction and Extraction · SOC 47-1011
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 47-1011 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 3.0%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 69/100
- High friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $79,920
- H-1B offered wage $75,500; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 79,400
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +5.3%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 4
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 136,903 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~41.7% of this role but only ~3% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
Common titles: Coal Mine Production Foreman, Construction Foreman, Construction Supervisor, Electrical Supervisor, Field Operations Supervisor, Field Supervisor
Representative Tasks
- •Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.
- •Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
- •Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.
- •Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.
- •Coordinate work activities with other construction project activities.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Evaluate projects to determine compliance with technical specifications.
- •Inspect equipment or tools to be used in construction or excavation.
- •Monitor construction operations.
- •Direct construction or extraction personnel.
- •Coordinate construction project activities.
Tools & Technologies
Related Occupations
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 3.0% | 1.2% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 70% Bright |
| Median Salary | $79,920 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 97/100 | N/A |