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Occupation AtlasFirst-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators

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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.

Also called Building Materials Supervisor · Bus Dispatcher Supervisor · Bus Driver Supervisor · Cab Dispatcher Supervisor · Cab Supervisor · Car Supervisor · Cargo Manager · Cargo Supervisor
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Job Zone 3 — Medium Preparation NeededHolland code ECR35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed

Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

ECREnterprising · Conventional · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order

  • E Enterprising5.20
  • C Conventional4.79
  • R Realistic4.76
  • S Social2.56
  • I Investigative1.83
  • A Artistic1.00

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • High School Diploma or the equivalent30%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate3%
  • Some College Courses29%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree14%
  • Bachelor's Degree25%
Related work experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (28%)
On-site or in-plant training
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (42%)
On-the-job training
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (58%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Active Listeningbasic4.03.9Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Coordination4.03.9Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Time Management4.03.9Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Management of Personnel Resources4.03.8Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
  • Speakingbasic3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Critical Thinkingbasic3.63.6Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Social Perceptiveness3.63.5Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.63.3Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • Monitoringbasic3.53.8Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Complex Problem Solving3.53.4Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Writingbasic3.43.6Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
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  • Active Learningbasic3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Instructing3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • Learning Strategiesbasic3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • Negotiation3.12.9Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
  • Persuasion3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
  • Service Orientation3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • Systems Analysis2.93.1Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
  • Systems Evaluation2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
  • Mathematicsbasic2.82.3Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Operations Analysis2.52.5Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Operations Monitoring2.52.5Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Management of Material Resources2.52.3Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Quality Control Analysis2.42.4Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Operation and Control2.32.3Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
  • Equipment Maintenance2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Add oil to an engine as indicated by a warning light
  • Repairing2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Tighten a screw to get a door to close properly
  • Troubleshooting2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • Management of Financial Resources1.81.4Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
  • Equipment Selection1.60.9
  • Technology Design1.40.4
  • Programming1.3—
  • Sciencebasic1.3—
  • Installation1.0—

Tasks

17 core · 2 supplemental · 3 not yet rated

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Enforce safety rules and regulations.4.5
  2. Interpret transportation or tariff regulations, shipping orders, safety regulations, or company policies and procedures for workers.4.2
  3. Plan work assignments and equipment allocations to meet transportation, operations or production goals.4.1
  4. Confer with customers, supervisors, contractors, or other personnel to exchange information or to resolve problems.4.1
  5. Resolve worker problems or collaborate with employees to assist in problem resolution.4.1
  6. Explain and demonstrate work tasks to new workers or assign training tasks to experienced workers.4.0
  7. Examine, measure, or weigh cargo or materials to determine specific handling requirements.4.0
  8. Review orders, production schedules, blueprints, or shipping or receiving notices to determine work sequences and material shipping dates, types, volumes, or destinations.3.9
  9. Maintain or verify records of time, materials, expenditures, or crew activities.3.9
  10. Requisition needed personnel, supplies, equipment, parts, or repair services.3.9
  11. Inspect or test materials, stock, vehicles, equipment, or facilities to ensure that they are safe, free of defects, and consistent with specifications.3.9
  12. Drive vehicles or operate machines or equipment to complete work assignments or to assist workers.3.9
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  1. Recommend and implement measures to improve worker motivation, equipment performance, work methods, or customer services.3.8
  2. Prepare, compile, and submit reports on work activities, operations, production, or work-related accidents.3.8
  3. Dispatch personnel and vehicles in response to telephone or radio reports of emergencies.3.8
  4. Monitor field work to ensure proper performance and use of materials.3.8
  5. Recommend or implement personnel actions, such as employee selection, evaluation, rewards, or disciplinary actions.3.6
  6. Perform or schedule repairs or preventive maintenance of vehicles or other equipment.3.9
  7. Compute or estimate cash, payroll, transportation, personnel, or storage requirements.3.8
  8. Assist workers in tasks, such as loading vehicles.
  9. Direct workers in transportation or related services, such as pumping, moving, storing, or loading or unloading of materials.
  10. Plan and establish schedules.

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Administration and Management4.35.2Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Customer and Personal Service4.25.6
  • English Language4.14.1Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Mathematics4.14.7Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Production and Processing4.15.3Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
  • Personnel and Human Resources3.94.7Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
  • Public Safety and Security3.94.5Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
  • Computers and Electronics3.84.7Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
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  • Transportation3.84.3Level 4 looks like: Drive a semi-truck through a busy city
  • Administrative3.74.8Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Psychology3.63.7Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
  • Education and Training3.54.8Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
  • Economics and Accounting3.32.8
  • Law and Government3.33.5Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
  • Geography3.03.4Level 4 looks like: Find a specific country on a world map
  • Chemistry2.73.0Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
  • Foreign Language2.73.0Level 4 looks like: Ask directions in a foreign city
  • Mechanical2.63.1Level 4 looks like: Replace a valve on a steam pipe
  • Engineering and Technology2.52.5Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • Sales and Marketing2.53.3Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
  • Sociology and Anthropology2.52.4Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
  • Therapy and Counseling2.52.8
  • Physics2.32.3Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Communications and Media2.22.6
  • Telecommunications2.22.2Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Biology2.11.7Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
  • Building and Construction2.12.2Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
  • Design2.11.8Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • Philosophy and Theology2.12.4Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
  • Medicine and Dentistry2.01.8Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • Food Production1.61.3Level 1 looks like: Grow herbs in the kitchen
  • Fine Arts1.5—
  • History and Archeology1.0—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral Comprehension4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Oral Expression4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Problem Sensitivity3.83.8Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Written Comprehension3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Deductive Reasoning3.63.8
  • Inductive Reasoning3.53.0Level 2 looks like: Decide what to wear based on the weather report
  • Near Vision3.53.4Level 2 looks like: Read indicators on the dashboard of a car
  • Written Expression3.53.8Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
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  • Information Ordering3.43.5Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Speech Clarity3.43.1Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Speech Recognition3.43.0Level 2 looks like: Recognize the voice of a coworker
  • Far Vision3.33.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Category Flexibility3.13.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Flexibility of Closure3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Selective Attention3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Fluency of Ideas3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Name four different uses for a screwdriver
  • Number Facility3.02.8Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Originality3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Time Sharing3.03.0Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.92.8
  • Perceptual Speed2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Visualization2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Speed of Closure2.82.8Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Depth Perception2.52.6Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Finger Dexterity2.52.4Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Multilimb Coordination2.52.6Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.52.4Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Auditory Attention2.42.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Control Precision2.42.4Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
  • Manual Dexterity2.42.4Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Memorization2.32.1Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
  • Trunk Strength2.32.3Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Rate Control2.12.0Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
  • Reaction Time2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
  • Response Orientation2.12.1Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
  • Static Strength2.12.1Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Gross Body Coordination2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Peripheral Vision2.01.3Level 2 looks like: Keep in step while marching in a band
  • Spatial Orientation2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
  • Stamina2.01.6Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Wrist-Finger Speed2.01.5Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
  • Extent Flexibility1.91.3Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
  • Sound Localization1.91.5Level 2 looks like: Listen to a sound system to determine which speaker is working
  • Gross Body Equilibrium1.80.9
  • Glare Sensitivity1.60.8
  • Night Vision1.60.6
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.60.8
  • Dynamic Strength1.50.6
  • Explosive Strength1.1—
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Getting Information4.75.2Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.45.0Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others4.44.8Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Developing and Building Teams4.43.8Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates4.34.6Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.24.6Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Documenting/Recording Information4.13.9Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Coaching and Developing Others4.04.8Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
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  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials4.03.5Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People4.04.2Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.04.9Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Working with Computers4.03.9Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships3.94.3Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards3.94.2Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.93.7Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Performing Administrative Activities3.93.4Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Training and Teaching Others3.83.5Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge3.84.6Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.73.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization3.73.5Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others3.73.7Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others3.74.4Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.74.2Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment3.63.9Level 4 looks like: Drive an 18-wheel tractor-trailer
  • Processing Information3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Handling and Moving Objects3.55.2Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment3.53.8Level 4 looks like: Change the oil on a tractor
  • Thinking Creatively3.53.8Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Controlling Machines and Processes3.43.9Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
  • Staffing Organizational Units3.43.6Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.33.5Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others3.33.6Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Assisting and Caring for Others3.22.9
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public3.23.8Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information2.92.6
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources2.93.1Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Selling or Influencing Others2.82.6
  • Performing General Physical Activities2.42.5Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment1.91.3Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment1.81.4Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • E-Mail5.0
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams5.0
  • Contact With Others4.9
  • Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results4.8
  • Telephone Conversations4.7
  • Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers4.7
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.7
  • Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.6
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.6
  • Frequency of Decision Making4.6

Technology

34 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (5)

  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • SAP softwarehot
  • Warehouse management system WMS

Hot (3; 4 more marked hot above)

  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
Other tools (26)
  • @Road GeoManager
  • Accellos Real Dispatch
  • Actsoft Comet Tracker
  • Barcode software
  • Bill of lading software
  • CAPE Systems CAPE PACK
  • CAPE Systems TRUCKFILL
  • Commercial vehicle operations CVO software
  • Coptimal Logics AutoLoad Pro
  • Creative Systems Corporation Freight-Link System
  • Fleet management systems
  • General ledger software
  • JDA Manugistics
  • Load optimization software
  • MagicLogic Optimization Cube-IQ
  • Mapping software
  • Optimum Logistics LoadPlanner
  • Proof of delivery POD software
  • Scheduling software
  • Softtruck CargoWiz
  • Starre Enterprises Star Bill of Lading
  • Strategic Business Systems Proof of Delivery
  • TOPS Engineering MaxLoad Pro
  • UPS Logistics Technologies Roadnet Transportation Suite
  • Web browser software
  • XATA XATANET

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
  2. First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
  3. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
  4. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
  5. First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants
  6. First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
  7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
  8. First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
  9. First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
  10. First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

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