First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.

Salary by State

State Name	Employment	Annual Salary	Hourly Salary
Alabama	16,160	$66,300	$31.88
Alaska	720	$83,720	$40.25
Arizona	7,570	$66,790	$32.11
Arkansas	9,670	$59,990	$28.84
California	48,770	$70,510	$33.90
Colorado	8,230	$71,340	$34.30
Connecticut	9,070	$75,920	$36.50
Delaware	1,310	$76,900	$36.97
District of Columbia	190	$87,740	$42.18
Florida	23,400	$61,970	$29.79
Georgia	22,450	$65,410	$31.45
Hawaii	1,470	$69,190	$33.26
Idaho	4,570	$62,440	$30.02
Illinois	27,380	$67,620	$32.51
Indiana	24,340	$66,140	$31.80
Iowa	10,250	$63,040	$30.31
Kansas	7,670	$66,170	$31.81
Kentucky	12,660	$63,010	$30.29
Louisiana	8,340	$79,870	$38.40
Maine	2,950	$68,590	$32.98
Maryland	5,680	$73,050	$35.12
Massachusetts	10,900	$73,720	$35.44
Michigan	28,250	$66,090	$31.78
Minnesota	12,380	$68,660	$33.01
Mississippi	7,180	$63,520	$30.54
Missouri	13,780	$63,550	$30.55
Montana	1,690	$64,810	$31.16
Nebraska	4,700	$63,390	$30.48
Nevada	3,840	$63,680	$30.61
New Hampshire	3,180	$74,110	$35.63
New Jersey	13,780	$75,730	$36.41
New Mexico	2,190	$63,710	$30.63
New York	21,990	$72,370	$34.79
North Carolina	22,070	$62,510	$30.05
North Dakota	1,370	$76,720	$36.88
Ohio	32,390	$65,150	$31.32
Oklahoma	8,830	$67,350	$32.38
Oregon	7,050	$62,620	$30.11
Pennsylvania	25,850	$66,620	$32.03
Rhode Island	2,130	$75,930	$36.50
South Carolina	13,440	$67,730	$32.56
South Dakota	1,610	$64,680	$31.10
Tennessee	17,640	$62,310	$29.96
Texas	54,450	$68,230	$32.80
Utah	7,590	$62,300	$29.95
Vermont	1,490	$61,800	$29.71
Virginia	13,870	$69,430	$33.38
Washington	14,100	$72,510	$34.86
West Virginia	3,090	$65,810	$31.64
Wisconsin	24,450	$65,510	$31.50
Wyoming	1,290	$89,300	$42.93

Education

The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.

A program that prepares individuals to manage and direct the physical and/or technical functions of a firm or organization, particularly those relating to development, production, and manufacturing. Includes instruction in principles of general management, manufacturing and production systems, plant management, equipment maintenance management, production control, industrial labor relations and skilled trades supervision, strategic manufacturing policy, systems analysis, productivity analysis and cost control, and materials planning.