First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

What First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Do

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.

Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience

Less than 5 years

On-the-job training

None

Self-employed

0.3%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

• Administration and Managementimportance 4.0/5
• Mechanicalimportance 3.8/5
• Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.7/5
• Administrativeimportance 3.3/5
• Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 3.2/5
• English Languageimportance 3.2/5
• Mathematicsimportance 3.1/5
• Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.0/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

• Telephone Conversations4.8/5
• Contact With Others4.8/5
• Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.5/5
• Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.5/5
• Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.4/5
• E-Mail4.4/5

Related Careers

• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services
• First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

• Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers90% skill match
• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers89% skill match
• First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers89% skill match
• Facilities Managers89% skill match
• Pest Control Workers89% skill match
• First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers87% skill match
• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers87% skill match
• Industrial Production Managers85% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

• Management of Personnel Resourcesimportance 3.9/5
• Coordinationimportance 3.8/5
• Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.8/5
• Time Managementimportance 3.8/5
• Quality Control Analysisimportance 3.6/5
• Operations Monitoringimportance 3.4/5
• Systems Analysisimportance 3.3/5
• Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.1/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

• Dependability
• Leadership Orientation
• Attention to Detail
• Cooperation
• Cautiousness
• Integrity
• Self-Control

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

• EnterprisingHigh
• ConventionalMedium
• RealisticMedium
• SocialMedium
• InvestigativeLow
• ArtisticLow

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).

1. 1Midland, TX2.83× national avg
2. 2Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA2.74× national avg
3. 3Odessa, TX2.56× national avg
4. 4Fairbanks-College, AK2.34× national avg
5. 5Texarkana, TX-AR1.97× national avg

Possible Career Moves

A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.

• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersCareer Change
• First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersCareer Change
• First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry WorkersCareer Change
• First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersCareer Change

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Related Education Programs

Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.