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Directly supervise and coordinate the work of construction or extraction workers: includes checking construction progress and quality against drawings and specifications, supervising work safety and personal protection, arranging crew assignments and trade sequencing, estimating materials and labor hours and requisitioning materials and equipment, coordinating the work sequence among different trades and subcontractors, organizing training and mentoring, and recording progress and deviations and reporting to superiors.
This checklist is for self-questioning only and does not constitute hiring criteria, ability scores, or safety evaluation conclusions. This page is written according to the U.S. O*NET-SOC 47-1011.00 “First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers” (the fixed index assigns this asset the Chinese occupational name for this occupation, and the body text follows that official occupational scope). Even within on-site supervision, the differences are large: housing construction and structures, municipal and infrastructure work, roads and bridges, industrial plants and equipment installation, specialty subcontractor coordination, and extraction operations such as mining and quarrying; a supervisor may lead only one crew or coordinate several trades and subcontractors at once. Before comparing positions or development paths, first check: the education and professional qualifications required for the role, whether special operations or work-at-height qualifications are required, on-site safety training and personal protection requirements, working hours and overtime arrangements, and whether mobility among multiple sites is required.
The work of first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers revolves around the cycle of “pre-start preparation—assignment and scheduling—process supervision—coordination and changes—acceptance and records”: before starting, verify drawings, specifications, and permits, check that personnel, equipment, and materials are in place, and complete the safety briefing; arrange crew assignments and the work sequence by work item and specify progress and quality control points; during construction, patrol the site and verify that dimensions, elevations, and methods conform to the drawings and specifications, check safety protection and working conditions, and correct and record deviations promptly; coordinate the arrival sequence of different trades, subcontractors, and materials and equipment, handle on-site changes and unexpected problems, and report upward within authorization; after each work item is completed, organize self-inspection and acceptance, organize progress, quality, safety, and material records, take part in training and mentoring, and report to the project manager. The emphasis differs greatly by direction: housing and structural work stresses crew organization and trade sequencing, municipal and infrastructure work stresses overlapping operations and underground utilities, industrial and equipment installation work stresses precision and inspection lots, extraction work stresses specialty safety such as slopes and blasting, and specialty subcontract management stresses contract interfaces and schedule coordination.
“Construction” urban non-private units 92,036 yuan / year (2025)
Industry average definition, covering multiple occupations, and cannot substitute for this occupation's wage.
“Mining” urban non-private units 143,361 yuan / year (2025)
O*NET 47-1011.00 occupational profile and the 2024—2034 exact employment projection | https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/47-1011.00; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) | https://www.bls.gov/oes/; BLS employment matrix method and self-employment coverage | https://www.bls.gov/emp/documentation/data-overview.htm
Below 53,280 USD / year
| Entry direction | Starting task | Preparable evidence | Work samples that can be shown even without experience | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trainee crew leadership and foreman assistant | Complete pre-shift checks, material and equipment verification, and work item records under supervision | Training and project records | Write a set of pre-shift check key points for a work item | Training-oriented setting; pay attention to safety procedures and the authorized scope |
| Housing construction on-site supervisor | Organize crew assignments, patrol the site, and verify quality and safety | Construction logs and inspection records | Write a set of site patrol and quality verification key points | On-site organization oriented; pay attention to drawing versions and working conditions |
| Municipal and infrastructure on-site supervisor |
This page is written according to the U.S. O*NET-SOC 47-1011.00 “First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers” (the fixed index assigns this asset the Chinese occupational name for this occupation): directly supervise and coordinate the work of construction or extraction workers. Specifically this includes: before starting, verifying drawings, specifications, and permits, checking that personnel, equipment, and materials are in place, and completing pre-shift checks and the safety briefing; arranging crew assignments and the work sequence by work item and setting progress and quality control points; patrolling the site and verifying dimensions, elevations, and methods against drawings and specifications, checking safety protection and working conditions, and correcting and recording deviations promptly; coordinating the arrival sequence of different trades, subcontractors, and materials and equipment, handling on-site changes and unexpected problems, and reporting upward within authorization; after each work item is completed, organizing self-inspection and acceptance and organizing progress, quality, safety, and material records; and taking part in skills and safety training and mentoring new entrants.
Primary tasks and authority differ: this occupation's main output is the supervision and coordination of on-site workers and progress, quality, and safety control, and it is a first-line management position; construction managers focus on overall project planning, cost, contract, and interface management with a larger management scope; building and construction inspectors focus on statutory inspection of building structures and construction quality and issuing reports and belong to the inspection category; civil engineers produce structural design and technical solutions; mining and geological engineers focus on extraction plans and geological and operational safety technology; cost estimators produce quantity estimates, quotations, and cost data; and occupational health and safety specialists focus on hazard identification, management systems, and training.
Validate with one paper exercise: you are given a completely fictitious construction assignment (project type and scale, the work items to be completed, drawing and specification key points, available personnel and equipment, material delivery schedules, and the available weather and schedule window). You are asked to write out the pre-start check points, crew assignments and work sequence, progress and quality control points, safety and protection requirements, the requisition and deployment plan for materials and equipment, whom to coordinate with, and to mark which decisions must be made by the project manager or personnel with the corresponding qualifications.
Signals worth considering more: willingness to work outdoors and on site over the long term, ability to verify details against drawings and specifications, and ability to coordinate amid multiple overlapping trades and put safety before schedule. Signals requiring caution: unwillingness to work on site and outdoors over the long term, difficulty holding to safety and quality procedures under schedule pressure, and imagining on-site management as only reading reports in an office.
This card is a career exploration reference and does not constitute hiring, ability scoring, safety, or practice conclusions.
First judge whether you are willing to make the supervision of on-site construction and extraction work a long-term career: it requires working outdoors and on site over the long term, verifying quality and safety against drawings and specifications, organizing crews and subcontractors to advance in sequence, and bearing supervisory responsibility for the safety of personnel working on the same site; validate with the paper exercise and seven-day task on this page.
U.S. O*NET-SOC 47-1011.00 “First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers”: directly supervise and coordinate the work of construction or extraction workers.
Work context | First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers focus on on-site supervision at construction sites and must track progress, quality, and safety at the same time. O*NET work context shows that work schedules are mostly regular (59% regular), with 41% irregular; among weekly work hours, 63% exceed 40 hours and 37% are 40 hours; 97% maintain continuous contact with others; 100% have face-to-face discussions every day; 90% consider the work to require extremely precise or highly accurate work combined (38% extremely important, 52% very important); the consequences of error are extremely serious for 25%, very serious for 29%, and serious for 19%; 41% have strict deadlines every day; conflict situations occur every day for 18% and once a week or more for 53%; 78% have very high responsibility for the health and safety of others and 22% high responsibility; 86% must make decisions every day; the degree of automation of the work is 68% not at all automated and 16% slightly; 59% work outdoors in all weather every day; 61% are exposed to hazardous equipment every day; 49% are exposed to contaminants every day; 24% work at heights every day. Main objects | Construction drawings and specifications, crew and subcontractor workers, engineering materials and components, construction machinery and hand tools, on-site safety protection facilities, and progress and quality records. Collaboration | Collaboration with project managers and engineers, the crew's own and each subcontractor's workers, material and equipment suppliers, supervision and owner representatives, safety and quality management personnel, and competent department inspectors. Tools and materials | Surveying and setting-out instruments, construction machinery and hand tools, personal protective equipment such as hard hats and safety harnesses, drawings and specification documents, progress plans and inspection forms, and progress and quality record sheets. Institutional basis | Construction and safety production related regulations, construction quality acceptance specifications and standards, occupational health and safety requirements, special operations and qualification management rules, and the employer's safety and construction management systems. Record requirements | Pre-shift check and safety briefing records, construction logs and progress records, quality inspection and acceptance records, material arrival and inspection records, and hazard rectification and accident report records must be kept on file according to institutional rules. Practice boundaries | Matters involving design changes, structural safety, professional acceptance, and practice sealing must be handled by personnel or bodies with the corresponding qualifications according to procedures; this page does not provide design, structural safety, or construction process operating advice. Environment and pace | The site presents risks of work at heights, machinery injury, noise and dust, underground utilities, and extraction slopes; schedules and weather have an obvious impact, and during schedule crunches the work intensity is concentrated and overtime is required. Region and scope | U.S. O*NET-SOC 47-1011.00 does not map one-to-one onto mainland China's occupational classification; the mainland's constructor and registered practice, specialty subcontracting, and safety production management requirements must be verified separately according to local regulations.
Centered on on-site supervision, quality and safety control, and multi-trade coordination
Currently 913,300 employed in 2025; growth category of 5% to 6% for 2025—2035 and 67,000 average annual openings. The 2025 median is $38.42 per hour and $79,920 per year. The shared old 2024—2034 figures of 921,600 employed and 74,400 openings are read for the original period. Exact 47-1011; Bright Outlook, ECR, Job Zone3, and the education summary of 27% certificate / 22% less than high school / 21% high school are correct and are not treated as Chinese position conditions.
Pre-start preparation and safety briefing → Crew assignment and scheduling → Site patrol and quality verification → Safety protection and working condition checks → Coordinate trades and material and equipment arrivals → Work item self-inspection and acceptance → Records and reporting → Training, mentoring, and personnel management
National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit wages: the industry and job category materials checked on this page did not yield a precise national value for this occupation; this page uses the industry average wages of “construction” (urban non-private 92,036 yuan / year, private 66,275 yuan / year), “mining” (non-private 143,361 yuan / year, private 79,169 yuan / year), “scientific research and technical services” (non-private 182,064 yuan / year, private 83,560 yuan / year), and “public administration, social security, and social organizations” (non-private 119,465 yuan / year), as well as the national urban non-private unit average of 129,441 yuan / year, private unit average of 71,590 yuan / year, and the job category average wages of enterprises above designated size, as proxies; these only illustrate the industry background and cannot substitute for this occupation's wage.
Pre-shift check and safety briefing records, construction logs and progress records, quality inspection and acceptance records, and material arrival and inspection records
Currently 913,300 employed in 2025; growth category of 5% to 6% for 2025—2035 and 67,000 average annual openings. The 2025 median is $38.42 per hour and $79,920 per year. The shared old 2024—2034 figures of 921,600 employed and 74,400 openings are read for the original period. Exact 47-1011; Bright Outlook, ECR, Job Zone3, and the education summary of 27% certificate / 22% less than high school / 21% high school are correct and are not treated as Chinese position conditions.
Pre-start preparation → Assignment and scheduling → Process supervision and quality verification → Coordination and change handling → Work item acceptance → Records and reporting
This page has not verified the original text of each provision of construction and safety production regulations, construction quality acceptance specifications, special operations and qualification management rules, or employer construction management systems; matters involving design changes, structural safety, professional acceptance, special operations, practice sealing, and safe operation must be confirmed separately against the original text of institutional, competent department, and professional body requirements, and this page does not provide design, structural safety, or construction process operating advice.
Pre-shift check and safety briefing records, construction logs and progress records, quality inspection and acceptance records, and material arrival and inspection records must be kept on file by the individual for debriefing, acceptance, and accountability purposes.
Construction occupations are often conflated; the way to distinguish them is to look at outputs and authority: this occupation's main output is the supervision and coordination of on-site workers and progress, quality, and safety control, and it is a first-line management position; building and construction inspectors focus on inspecting building structures and construction quality under law and issuing reports and belong to the inspection category; carpenters, rebar workers, masons, and similar trades produce their own trade work; construction managers focus on overall project planning, cost, and contract management with a larger management scope; civil engineers focus on structural design and technical solutions; mining and geological engineers focus on extraction plans and geological technology; and safety production managers focus on systems and hazard identification.
Complete pre-start preparation, process supervision, and work item acceptance according to the construction process
Directly supervise and coordinate the work of construction or extraction workers.
The objects are construction and extraction work sites, crew and subcontractor personnel, and engineering materials and equipment; the basis is construction drawings and acceptance specifications, safety and occupational health requirements, and authorization and permits
The objects include construction drawings and specifications, crew and subcontractor workers, engineering materials and components, construction machinery and hand tools, on-site safety protection facilities, and progress and quality records; the basis is construction and safety production regulations, construction quality acceptance specifications and standards, occupational health and safety requirements, special operations and qualification management rules, and employer safety and construction management systems.
Occupational boundaries: This page is written according to the U.S. O*NET-SOC 47-1011.00 “First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers” and refers to on-site supervisors who directly supervise and coordinate the work of construction or extraction workers; it does not include building and construction inspectors focused on statutory inspection and reporting; construction managers focused on overall project planning and cost and contract management; civil engineers focused on structural design; mining and geological engineers focused on extraction plans and geological technology; or safety production managers focused on systems and hazard identification; it does not provide design, structural safety, or construction process operating advice.
Centered on on-site supervision and progress, quality, and safety control, also covering multi-trade coordination and personnel mentoring
Pre-start preparation → Assignment and scheduling → Process supervision → Coordination and changes → Acceptance and records
Construction logs and inspection records
Pre-shift check and safety briefing records, construction logs and progress records, and quality inspection and acceptance records
Responsibility for on-site work safety and quality supervision rests with the individual
Responsibility for on-site work safety and quality supervision rests with the individual; matters involving design changes, structural safety, professional acceptance, and practice sealing must be handled by personnel or bodies with the corresponding qualifications according to procedures, special operations must be carried out by certificated personnel, and safety and accident responsibility is not replaced by tools or data.
When design changes, structural safety, special operation conditions, professional acceptance, or the authorized scope are unclear, stop and ask the project manager or personnel with the corresponding qualifications to confirm
When situations arise such as drawings not matching the site in ways affecting structure or safety, unidentified risks such as underground utilities or slopes, special operations lacking certificated personnel, or unclear subcontract interfaces and responsibilities, stop work and ask the project manager, technical lead, or competent department to confirm.
Workload is affected by schedule milestones, weather and seasonal conditions, material and equipment arrivals, and changes in the number of projects
The progress or acceptance result of a single project does not constitute a final conclusion about an individual's management ability
Before entering this occupation, check item by item: the education and professional background required for the role; whether registered qualifications such as constructor or professional technical titles are required; special operation and work-at-height qualification requirements; on-site safety training and personal protection requirements; working hours, overtime, and mobile construction arrangements; and pay, allowances, and assessment methods.
Check education and professional background
Confirm the correspondence between education (most positions require high school or above, and specialty positions often require an engineering or management major) and the position requirements
Check registration and practice qualifications
Confirm the requirements for obtaining registered qualifications such as constructor or professional technical titles and for sealing authority
Check special operation qualifications
Confirm the certification requirements for special operations such as work at heights, lifting, and machinery operation
Check safety training and protection
Confirm on-site safety training, personal protection, and occupational health examination requirements
Check working hours and mobility arrangements
Confirm the actual situation regarding working hours, overtime, and mobile construction across sites
Check the composition of pay and assessment
Confirm the composition of base pay, project bonuses, and allowances; this page does not provide legal or pay advice
All the directions above relate to construction, building, and engineering, but their primary tasks and authority differ; when comparing, look at four points first: whether the primary output is the supervision and coordination of on-site workers, statutory inspection and reporting, overall project planning and cost and contract management, or structural or extraction technical solutions.
The comparison is based on the official occupational profiles of O*NET 47-1011.00 and related occupations (tasks, work activities, and preparation levels) as well as BLS occupational and wage statistics. These materials describe occupational scope and do not indicate whether an individual can transfer, obtain the relevant qualifications and certificates, or the requirements and safety conditions of a particular position; the training, qualifications, and experience needed for a transfer must be checked item by item according to the target position and local regulations.
The following occupations sit in the same construction, building, and engineering chain, but their responsibilities land in different places; use them to help locate a direction, not as substitutes for one another.
Focuses on statutory inspection of building structures and construction quality and issuing reports; this occupation produces the supervision and coordination of on-site workers and progress, quality, and safety control
If you prefer checking against specifications and issuing conclusions, choose the inspector direction; if you prefer organizing crews and on-site coordination, choose this occupation
Inspect building structures and construction quality under law and issue inspection reports
Building and Construction Inspectors
Focuses on overall project planning, cost, contract, and interface management; this occupation produces on-site supervision and coordination of crews and work faces
If you prefer project coordination and cost and contract management, choose that direction; if you prefer first-line on-site supervision, choose this occupation
Coordinate project plans, budgets, contracts, and subcontractor interfaces
Construction Managers
Produces structural design and technical solutions; this occupation produces organizing on-site construction according to drawings and specifications
If you prefer design calculation and technical solutions, choose that direction; if you prefer on-site organization and quality verification, choose this occupation
Design structural schemes and issue calculations and construction drawings
Produces extraction plans and geological and operational safety technology; this occupation produces on-site supervision and coordination of extraction workers
If you prefer geological and extraction technical solutions, choose that direction; if you prefer on-site work organization and safety supervision, choose this occupation
Prepare extraction plans and assess geological and operational safety conditions
Mining and Geological Engineers
Focuses on hazard identification, management systems, and training; this occupation produces directly supervising execution on the work face and correcting deviations
If you prefer systems and training frameworks, choose that direction; if you prefer first-line execution supervision and on-site correction, choose this occupation
Identify operational hazards and develop safety management and training measures
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Produces quantity estimates, quotations, and cost data; this occupation produces on-site construction organization and progress, quality, and safety control
If you prefer data estimation and quotations, choose that direction; if you prefer on-site organization and personnel coordination, choose this occupation
Estimate quantities and costs and prepare cost data
Compare in the order of “whether the primary output is on-site supervision and coordination, inspection reports, overall project planning and cost and contracts, or structural or extraction technical solutions”, then judge which path suits you better together with willingness to work outdoors, acceptance of safety responsibility, and qualification requirements.
Construction and extraction workers preparing to enter on-site management positions
First make your own trade craft and drawing-reading ability solid, become familiar with common work items and acceptance key points, and build up on-site experience in crew collaboration and safety briefings.
Trainee supervisors who have just moved into a crew leader position
Turn pre-shift checks, safety briefings, and construction logs into habits, and ask the project manager first when drawings do not match the site or the situation is beyond the authorized scope.
Working on-site supervisors and foremen
Use tools for scheduling progress plans, materials and equipment ledgers, and organizing measurement and inspection data, while retaining responsibility for quality determination, safety confirmation, and change reporting.
Managers of construction enterprises and extraction units
First clarify the responsibility interfaces and authorized scope for progress, quality, and safety, then decide which steps can introduce digital management and monitoring systems, while retaining human review and safety confirmation.
Progress drafts, ledger verification, and material archiving can be trialed, and quality and rework must be measured; monitoring and digital tools do not automatically equal generative AI, and this round did not verify widespread adoption or clear efficiency effects.
Official occupational profile: occupational scope, tasks, work activities, preparation levels, and interest codes
O*NET detailed tasks and work activities
Tasks, work activities, and work context for this occupation
Exact occupation wage distribution, not education or projections
The current O*NET-presented BLS2025—2035 projection
Exact occupation employment, growth, and average annual openings
ILO Working Paper 96 (2023)
Global potential generative AI task exposure study
A voluntary AI risk framework, not an occupational adoption or employment survey
BLS employment matrix data method
The matrix uses OEWS/CES/CPS, and self-employment is included via CPS
The following are editorial trial candidates proposed by task; they are not already adopted or measured effects; digital monitoring, scheduling tools, and generative AI are verified separately, and quality and safety authorization must be verified separately.
Progress drafts and ledger organization can be trialed; batch accuracy must be verified
Quality determination, on-site safety confirmation, and change reporting remain the responsibility of the on-site supervisor and the project manager
Data aggregation and comparison can be trialed; monitoring system capabilities must be verified separately
Inspection conclusions, acceptance opinions, and rectification requirements remain borne by people
Image indexing and record summaries can be trialed; completeness and rework must be verified
On-site review, hazard determination, and safety decisions must still be confirmed by people
The following evidence cards correspond respectively to an international organization's task exposure study, official occupational data, employment and wage statistics, and a governance framework; read them according to their respective subjects and limitations, and do not merge them into a single conclusion.
Based on a task classification method, not actual enterprise adoption or job change data
ILO Working Paper 96 (2023)
Global employment and task-level generative AI exposure assessment
ILO2023 is a global potential task exposure study; it does not prove adoption, augmentation effects, or the legal boundaries of safety judgments for construction supervision.
Used to describe occupational scope, not a forecast of the number of positions
O*NET OnLine（47-1011.00）
Official occupational tasks and work activities
O*NET lists tasks such as checking progress and equipment, reading drawings, shift and work assignment, coordination, material estimating, training, and recording; the tool assistance opportunities are this page's editorial analysis, not adoption or effect conclusions from that task list.
Projections are based on assumptions and are not equal to actual results
Current BLS 2025—2035 projection (via O*NET)
Exact occupation employment and openings projections
Currently 913,300 employed in 2025; growth category of 5% to 6% for 2025—2035 and 67,000 average annual openings. The 2025 median is $38.42 per hour and $79,920 per year. The shared old 2024—2034 figures of 921,600 employed and 74,400 openings are read for the original period. This is not AI causal evidence.
OEWS covers wages of the employed, including piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses, and excludes items such as overtime premium, nonproduction bonuses, and self-employment income.
BLS OEWS（May 2025）
Exact occupation wage distribution
For this occupation in 2025, the median hourly wage is $38.42 and the median annual wage is $79,920; the 10th and 90th percentiles are about 53,280 and 128,260 USD / year respectively (May 2025 OEWS, presented via O*NET). These values serve only to understand the magnitude and the definition; personal income is also related to region, project scale, overtime, and allowances.
A governance framework, not containing occupational or employment data
NIST AI RMF 1.0 (voluntary AI risk management framework)
AI system risk governance framework (voluntary adoption)
NIST is a voluntary AI risk framework; this page uses it as a basis for recommending review and documentation, and it is not construction quality, safety, or acceptance legislation.
Whether a model can complete a certain type of task step
Whether institutional rules, cost, and risk appetite allow it
Whether the number of positions and the structure of responsibilities change
This page recommends treating progress drafts, material organization, and report drafting as trialable assistance and leaving on-site quality, safety, and coordination conclusions to authorized personnel for review. This is editorial analysis; ILO potential global exposure and O*NET tasks cannot prove that this occupation has widely adopted it, that it will necessarily be augmented, or that it as a whole will not be replaced.
ILO Working Paper 96 (2023); O*NET 47-1011.00 task data
It is worth learning the digital tools the target position uses, but the O*NET software and task lists are not a rule that all supervisors must know all software or programming. First validate tool verification methods with fictitious quantity ledgers and version records; efficiency and adoption must be measured and cannot replace training, experience, or authorization.
O*NET 47-1011.00 task data; ILO Working Paper 96
This page recommends first trialing progress drafts, ledger verification, archiving, and report drafting, then recording quality and rework; on-site safety, quality acceptance, and personnel coordination remain the responsibility of the corresponding authorized personnel. This is task analysis, not a measured impact ranking.
ILO Working Paper 96 (2023); O*NET task data
Currently 913,300 employed in 2025; growth category of 5% to 6% for 2025—2035 and 67,000 average annual openings. The 2025 median is $38.42 per hour and $79,920 per year. The shared old 2024—2034 figures of 921,600 employed and 74,400 openings are read for the original period. Projections are not equal to actual results or AI causality, and do not guarantee individual employment.
The current O*NET-presented BLS2025—2035 projection
No. Tools can assist with progress scheduling, data aggregation, and record organization, but quality determination, acceptance opinions, on-site safety confirmation, hazard handling, and personnel coordination must be borne by personnel who are trained and authorized, and safety and accident responsibility is not decided by tools.
NIST AI Risk Management Framework; on-site safety and quality management system requirements
The employment projections and ILO potential exposure materials checked on this page cannot give a year of disappearance for this occupation. Growth categories and replacement openings do not guarantee that all regions, units, or tasks are retained, and occupational disappearance cannot be inferred from what tools can assist with.
BLS employment projections (2024—2034); ILO Working Paper 96
This page recommends first practicing drawing version and material reading, quantity and progress records, and anomaly reporting, and the fictitious inputs on this page can be used to form ledgers and open-item lists. Actual work items, quality and safety judgments, and operations must be carried out according to training, qualification, and authorization; paper exercises do not prove on-site competency or hiring.
O*NET tasks for this occupation; the fictitious exercises and preparation suggestions on this page
When using AI to assist with work in this occupation, it is recommended to first confirm the division of labor and authorization boundaries:
First confirm the responsibility interfaces and authorized scope for progress, quality, and safety, and determine which steps may use tools and which decisions must be made by the on-site supervisor or project manager.
Restrict tools to the permitted steps only, such as progress plan scheduling, materials and equipment ledgers, measurement and inspection data aggregation, image and record archiving, and report and training material drafting, and do not let them directly produce quality determinations or safety conclusions.
Personnel who are trained and authorized check tool output against measured on-site data, review deviations, and record the reasons for human judgment, handling and reporting anomalies according to procedure.
Record pre-shift checks, progress, quality, and change processes according to institutional rules so that the process is traceable; information about personnel and subcontractors is handled according to regulations.
On-site quality, safety, and progress responsibility are borne by the on-site supervisor and the project manager, and tool outputs do not constitute acceptance conclusions or safety determinations.
Skipping pre-shift checks, safety briefings, or protection requirements may cause casualties in environments with machinery, heights, and slopes.
Complete pre-shift checks and safety briefings according to institutional rules, confirm working conditions and protection are in place, and immediately stop work and report anomalies.
Construction directly from unverified drawings, measurement data, or tool output may cause rework and structural or quality hazards.
Verify drawing versions and site conditions before construction, and measurement and inspection data must be reviewed by humans before use for setting out and acceptance.
Omitting checks and records during schedule crunches may cause quality hazards and untraceable accountability.
Still execute according to quality and safety requirements under schedule pressure, and write inspection, acceptance, and change records clearly and retain them.
Treating tool-generated reports or summaries as acceptance conclusions may mask actual deviations.
Acceptance conclusions must be made by personnel with the corresponding qualifications according to specifications, and tool outputs serve only as supporting material.
Personnel, subcontractor, and operational information is sensitive information, and leakage may harm the rights and interests of the parties concerned.
Handle personnel and subcontractor information according to minimum necessity and institutional rules, and do not submit it to unrelated parties or external tools.
Complete pre-shift checks and safety briefings according to institutional rules and record
Verify drawings, specifications, and permits and check that personnel, equipment, and materials are in place
Pre-start preparation and safety briefing
Editorial assistance opportunity: checklists and forms can assist verification, but confirmation of working conditions and the safety briefing remain borne by people. Actual adoption, quality, and rework must be verified separately.
Arrange assignments and the work sequence by work item and set control points
Arrange crew assignments and the work sequence by work item and track progress deviations
Assignment and scheduling and progress control
Editorial assistance opportunity: scheduling tools can assist with scheduling, but resource allocation and work sequence decisions remain with people. Actual adoption, quality, and rework must be verified separately.
Verify dimensions, elevations, and methods against drawings and specifications
Patrol the site and verify dimensions, elevations, and methods against drawings and specifications
Site patrol and quality verification
Editorial assistance opportunity: measurement and inspection data can assist comparison, but quality determination and rectification decisions remain with people. Actual adoption, quality, and rework must be verified separately.
Coordinate the arrival sequence of trades, subcontractors, and materials and equipment
Coordinate the arrival sequence of trades, subcontractors, and materials and equipment and handle on-site changes
Coordination and change handling
Editorial assistance opportunity: ledgers and arrival information can assist aggregation, but interface coordination and change reporting remain with people. Actual adoption, quality, and rework must be verified separately.
Organize work item self-inspection and acceptance and organize records
Organize work item self-inspection and acceptance and organize progress, quality, and material records
Acceptance and record organization
Editorial assistance opportunity: material archiving and summaries can be trialed as assistance, but acceptance conclusions and record responsibility remain borne by people. Actual adoption, quality, and rework must be verified separately.
Organize skills and safety training and mentor new entrants
Organize skills and safety training and mentor new entrants and propose assessment recommendations
Training, mentoring, and personnel management
Editorial assistance opportunity: training materials can be generated with assistance, but training delivery and personnel evaluation remain with people. Actual adoption, quality, and rework must be verified separately.
Coordinate according to responsibility interfaces and hand over truthfully
Coordinate with the project manager, subcontractors, and supervision and hand over outstanding items
Multi-party coordination
Editorial assistance opportunity: communication and coordination tools can help gather information, but on-site coordination and handover remain with people. Actual adoption, quality, and rework must be verified separately.
The above are task-level judgments and evidence boundaries and do not represent a definitive forecast of the number of positions.
Industry average for non-private mining units; kept separate from private units and cannot substitute for this occupation's wage.
The China industry and job category materials checked on this page did not yield a precise wage for this occupation; proxy averages cannot be treated as the income of an on-site supervisor.
Statistical classification and responsibility boundaries must be checked by unit type and region.
Industry average wages, job category averages, and recruitment quotes must not be mixed
Pay basis: on-site management positions in construction and extraction units often pay position salary plus project bonuses and allowances, which is not directly comparable with industry averages.
Check according to the source's publication period and do not merge different years
Statistical period: industry averages from different years are not directly comparable.
Industry definition covers multiple occupations
Industry coverage: the industry average cannot substitute for this occupation's wage.
Differences by city and unit type are significant and must be checked by region
Regional differences: the national average cannot represent a specific city or unit type.
Recruitment quotes are single-employer samples and do not constitute an occupational median
Sample boundary: a single quote is not a substitute for occupational income.
Digital scheduling, monitoring, and generative AI are verified separately; this round did not verify adoption, efficiency, or income and demand changes for this occupation in China.
Industry and job category averages cover multiple occupations, and total wages include bonuses, allowances and subsidies, and overtime pay within the definition; they cannot be said simply not to include project bonuses and allowances.
High school or equivalent background (editorial direction example, not the threshold for most positions)
Construction crew leadership and foreman direction
Check education, trade experience, and crew leadership requirements against the target announcement; the U.S. education summary cannot be projected onto the conditions for most positions in China.
Associate degree (construction engineering, engineering management, or a related major)
On-site supervisor positions in construction enterprises and subcontractor units
Also requires drawing reading, work sequence organization, and progress and quality management ability.
Bachelor's degree (civil engineering, mining, or engineering management related majors)
Construction management and technical positions in general contracting units
Often listed together with registered qualification requirements such as constructor.
Registered qualifications and professional training (constructor, professional technical titles)
Project manager and technical lead direction
Project managers and technical leads are targets with broader responsibilities; the applicable subjects, registered disciplines, and duties must be verified separately, and they are not uniform conditions for all supervisors.
On-site management hiring scenarios in construction contracting and installation units
On-site supervision hiring scenarios in mine and quarry operations
Scientific research and technical services (industry proxy)
Construction site support positions in engineering technology and design services
National Bureau of Statistics: average wage of employed persons in urban units (industry categories and job categories, publication index) | https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/
Construction (industry proxy)
The materials checked on this page did not yield a precise national wage distribution for this occupation in China; the national, industry, and job category averages below serve only as background and cannot be treated as the occupational median, a starting wage, or personal income, nor does their absence allow the assertion that other official materials are unpublished.
This page uses industry average wages (“Construction” urban non-private 92,036 yuan / year; “Mining” non-private 143,361 yuan / year; “Scientific research and technical services” non-private 182,064 yuan / year; “Public administration, social security, and social organizations” non-private 119,465 yuan / year), as well as the national urban non-private unit average of 129,441 yuan / year, private unit average of 71,590 yuan / year, and the job category average wages of enterprises above designated size as background; they cannot substitute for this occupation's wage.
National Bureau of Statistics: 2025 average wage of employed persons in urban units (industry categories and job categories) | https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/202605/t20260515_1963707.html
Do not substitute industry average wages, job category averages, or a single recruitment quote for this occupation's income.
National (industry proxy)
The materials checked this round did not yield a precise national wage distribution; national, construction, and mining industry and job category averages can only serve as background, and it is not asserted that there is no official occupational wage.
Region and unit type
Evidence gap: no verifiable monthly wage statistics could be obtained for on-site management positions in mainland China's building construction and installation units or municipal and infrastructure construction units; income in such positions often includes project bonuses and allowances, and recruitment notice quotes are mostly single-employer samples that cannot represent the occupational wage.
Other regions and employment models
Evidence gap: no verifiable income statistics could be obtained for other regions and employment models (extraction and mining enterprises, specialty subcontracting, and labor dispatch on-site management positions); differences by region, unit nature, and employment model are large and must be checked position by position.
On-site construction and extraction management work in mainland China is mostly found in building construction and installation units, municipal and infrastructure construction units, extraction and mining enterprises, engineering technology and design service organizations, and self-built project management departments of organizations; the qualifications, safety responsibility, and pay composition of on-site management positions are governed by local and employer regulations and do not map one-to-one onto the U.S. occupational classification.
U.S. O*NET and BLS statistical definition notes | https://www.bls.gov/oes/
Faster than average (5% to 6%, 2024—2034, BLS projection, presented via O*NET)
Median hourly wage $38.42; median annual wage $79,920 (2025, BLS OEWS, presented via O*NET)
Pay · 10th percentile | Below 53,280 USD / year; exact occupation 47-1011 definition (presented via O*NET) | Not a starting salary.
Below 63,400 USD / year
Pay · 25th percentile | Below 63,400 USD / year; exact occupation 47-1011 definition (presented via O*NET) | Not a starting salary.
Pay · median | 79,920 USD / year; median hourly wage $38.42 (May 2025 OEWS, exact occupation 47-1011 definition) | Half of practitioners earn below and half above this value.
Below 101,460 USD / year
The original extended table for the shared old 75th percentile value was not verified this round; OEWS does not exclude all project bonuses but still excludes self-employment income.
Pay · 90th percentile | Above 128,260 USD / year; exact occupation 47-1011 definition | Does not represent the overall ceiling for this occupation.
About 921,600 people
Employment · employment size | About 921,600 people; 2024 exact 47-1011, presented via O*NET | The BLS employment matrix includes the self-employed, which differs from OEWS employed wage coverage.
Faster than average (5% to 6%)
Employment · growth rate | Faster than average (5% to 6%, 2024—2034); exact occupation 47-1011 definition | Not the probability of an individual obtaining a position.
About 74,400 per year
Employment · projected job openings | About 74,400 per year (2024—2034 projected annual average); exact occupation 47-1011 definition | Most come from replacement needs and do not equal net new positions.
The wages and employment for exact 47-1011 are verified by period separately, and employed wage coverage differs from matrix self-employment coverage; the industry breakdown was not obtained this round, and it is not inferred that the official figure is unpublished.
Currently 913,300 employed in 2025; growth category of 5% to 6% for 2025—2035 and 67,000 average annual openings. The 2025 median is $38.42 per hour and $79,920 per year. The shared old 2024—2034 figures of 921,600 employed and 74,400 openings are read for the original period. The education summary items 27 / 22 / 21 are the leading items; the original extended 25th and 75th wage tables and industry wages were not verified this round, and they are not called unpublished.
OEWS covers employed full-time and part-time workers and included production bonuses within the definition; it is not a count of fixed wages only, and it excludes the self-employed, overtime premium, and nonproduction bonuses.
Personal income is related to region, project scale, overtime, and allowances, and assessing personal income must take the employer's compensation system into account.
This round did not obtain the original detailed industry wage table for the exact occupation
Insufficient sourcing only registers that it was not obtained this round, and does not infer that the official figure is unpublished.
The education survey percentages have published the leading items
The O*NET summary page lists the education level required of new employees: postsecondary certificate 27%, less than a high school diploma 22%, and high school diploma or equivalent 21%; the remaining items are not listed on the summary page, and this page does not merge them into a complete distribution.
Faster than average (5% to 6%, 2024—2034, BLS projection, presented via O*NET)
Construction and extraction related industries (OEWS industry definition)
Evidence gap: the BLS page for this occupation shows no industry-specific median wage for this occupation that can be read by industry; this page uses no third-party estimates.
These industries are where this occupation's positions are most concentrated; specific medians must be checked separately against the original OEWS industry detail tables.
Professional and technical services (OEWS industry definition)
Evidence gap: the BLS page for this occupation shows no industry-specific median wage for this occupation that can be read by industry; this page uses no third-party estimates.
Related positions in engineering technology and design service organizations often accompany projects; specific medians were not obtained.
Local government public works (OEWS industry definition)
Evidence gap: the BLS page for this occupation shows no industry-specific median wage for this occupation that can be read by industry; this page uses no third-party estimates.
Municipal and public infrastructure positions usually have clear grades and pay scales; specific medians were not obtained.
National (all industries, for reference)
The national median annual wage for this occupation as of May 2025 (BLS OEWS, presented via O*NET), given for comparison and not an industry figure.
The median is the midpoint of the wage distribution of the employed within the same statistical period, not a starting wage.
OEWS annual wages are usually expressed on a 2,080-hour full-time full-year basis; actual paid hours and pay items must be verified separately, and hourly wages cannot be directly converted into personal annual income.
Wages come from May2025 OEWS, via O*NET; current employment is the 2025—2035 projection, and the old shared 2024—2034 card is read for the original period.
Verify by actual region, paid hours, and employer pay items; OEWS includes included production bonuses within the definition, so all project bonuses and allowances cannot be excluded across the board.
Median hourly wage $38.42; median annual wage $79,920 (2025, BLS OEWS, presented via O*NET)
Low end: the 10th percentile is below 53,280 USD / year, at the low end of the distribution, and is not a starting salary.
Median: 79,920 USD / year (median hourly wage $38.42, 2025); half of employed practitioners earn below and half above this value.
The 90th percentile describes a position in the distribution and does not prove a causal role for region, project scale, or grade in wages.
The interest code is mainly E (Enterprising) and C (Conventional), with R (Realistic): corresponding to organizing and coordinating others, working according to specifications and records, and hands-on work on site. Interest codes describe activity preferences only and do not represent talent, hiring, or safety conclusions.
Official interest code
If you do not accept long-term outdoor and construction site work, or are unwilling to coordinate others and subcontractors in overlapping operations, the work experience will be affected.
Can observe recording, review, and coordination habits; the validity or degree of correlation of the Big Five in predicting performance in this occupation has not been verified and cannot be used as a hiring standard.
Editorial self-observation suggestion; occupational validity not verified
Personality traits cannot replace on-site experience, skills training, and safety qualifications.
The interest code comes from the O*NET official profile (marked ECR, that is, Enterprising, Conventional, and Realistic) and describes activity preferences only; it does not represent ability, hiring, or safety conclusions.
MBTI is used only for preference organization, and this page has not verified occupational predictive validity; actual project and training records still matter.
Assessment results describe preferences only and do not represent ability; interest codes cannot replace the experience, authorization, and qualifications required for on-site management.
Assessment results describe preferences only and do not represent ability.
Interest code ECR (Enterprising, Conventional, Realistic)
Communication and coordination style can be trained and need not be limited by personality labels.
Differences in preference do not affect whether one can work in on-site supervision.
The Enneagram is a self-reflection tool. The more practical questions for this work are: can you hold to procedures when schedule and safety conflict, and can you maintain communication and records during multi-party overlapping operations.
Self-reflection tool (not an occupational standard)
If every project deviation or rework is taken as a denial of personal worth, long-term on-site management will be very difficult.
Can observe quantitative, drawing-reading, and spatial task performance; the validity of IQ for this occupation has not been verified, and scores do not replace specific qualifications.
Editorial self-observation suggestion; occupational validity not verified
Treating test scores as hiring or qualification thresholds does not hold.
Can reflect on communication performance under schedule pressure; a basis for emotional intelligence tests predicting performance in this occupation has not been verified.
Usable for self-observation (not an admission standard)
Test results cannot replace on-site experience, skills training, and safety qualifications.
The assessment information above is for self-exploration and career thinking only and does not constitute hiring standards, ability evaluations, or safety conclusions.
No. Interest and personality tests describe preferences only and do not predict whether one can handle on-site supervision, obtain professional technical qualifications, or perform on site. They can help you judge whether you like organizing others, on-site work, and working to specifications, but suitability must be verified through performance in real projects.
Produces structural design and technical solutions: designing structural schemes and issuing calculations and construction drawings
Has engineering and calculation ability; able to read specifications and complete structural design and technical solutions
This direction is not recommended if you are unwilling to do design calculations and technical solutions, or do not accept long-term updating of technical specifications.
Focuses on overall project planning, cost, contract, and interface management: coordinating project plans and cost and contracts
Has project coordination and cost and contract management ability; able to coordinate multi-party interfaces and control progress and cost
This direction is not recommended if you are unwilling to bear cost and contract responsibility, or do not accept multi-party interface communication.
Produces quantity estimates, quotations, and cost data: estimating quantities and costs and preparing cost data
Has data estimation and quotation ability; able to complete quantity and cost estimation according to specifications and norms
This direction is not recommended if you are unwilling to do data estimation and quotations, or do not accept repeated quantity verification.
Focuses on statutory inspection of building structures and construction quality and issuing reports: inspecting under law and issuing inspection reports
Familiar with acceptance specifications and inspection procedures; able to complete inspection and reporting according to procedure
This direction is not recommended if you are unwilling to handle inspection evidence collection and report documents, or do not accept communication with the construction party.
Produces extraction plans and geological and operational safety technology: preparing extraction plans and assessing operational safety conditions
Has geological and extraction technical ability; able to prepare plans and assess operational safety conditions
This direction is not recommended if you are unwilling to do geological and extraction technical plans, or do not accept underground or field work.
Focuses on hazard identification, management systems, and training: identifying operational hazards and developing safety management and training measures
Familiar with occupational safety and health requirements; able to organize hazard assessment, hazard rectification, and training
This direction is not recommended if you are unwilling to handle institutional and training work, or do not accept inspecting multiple sites.
This page does not screen first-line supervisors by a single personality type. What can be observed is whether one can verify materials, record deviations, explain crew tasks, and report to the authorized responsible person; compare using fictitious paper records, and do not treat personality labels as safety judgment ability or a hiring standard.
Introversion is not a basis for being unable to serve as a supervisor. Occupational tasks require communication and coordination, so you can first use the fictitious materials on this page to write a requirement verification and anomaly reporting draft and observe whether pending conditions can be explained; without training and authorization, do not enter actual work items, give a safety briefing, or make quality determinations.
Extraversion does not guarantee supervisory quality. You can use fictitious prompts to trial hearing versions, quantities, and authorization constraints clearly and to write out a draft division of labor and outstanding items; being communicative cannot replace accurate records, training experience, or on-site authority.
This page has no basis for using MBTI to select the best-suited supervisor type. Treat preferences as reflection cues, use fictitious material verification, scheduling, and deviation report records to observe preparation gaps, and do not use type to predict safety performance or hiring.
This round the O*NET interest code for this occupation is ECR: Enterprising organizing and coordination, Conventional records and rules, and Realistic on-site objects. It describes occupational interests, not a requirement to have a certain type or test score; paper tasks can be used for observation and do not confirm on-site competency.
Personality scores cannot be converted by this page into supervisor performance predictions. Checking whether drawing versions, quantity anomalies, and unauthorized items were missed is more verifiable than scoring labels; the records only support observation in this exercise and are not safety certification or a hiring evaluation.
Math scores alone cannot determine whether one can be a supervisor, but quantity, dimension, and labor hour verification are task-relevant preparation. First verify the relationships and units of 50, 44, 6, and 38 in the fictitious prompt and practice more if omissions appear; getting the arithmetic right does not mean one can accept work independently or operate equipment.
This page sets no emotional intelligence score threshold. Communication requires hearing requirements clearly, explaining deviations, and keeping reporting records, so you can use fictitious version conflicts to write an inquiry draft; do not predict leadership effectiveness from labels, and do not equate being good at communication with on-site safety authority.
The Enneagram can only serve as self-reflection, not as supervisor admission or performance evidence. Observe whether, when facing fictitious version conflicts and material anomalies, you can keep matters as unknown and report rather than force a confirmation; occupational suitability cannot be inferred from type.
After choosing a direction, use the same fictitious materials on this page to produce a quantity table, task draft, and anomaly report form, compare which constraints are easily missed, and then check the target position requirements. Paper deliverables are for preparation exploration and cannot replace on-site experience, qualifications, or authorization.
Drawing reading and work sequence knowledge: whether one can understand drawings and specifications and master common work items and acceptance key points is the core of judging fit.
On-site organization and safety: on-site supervision depends on procedural execution and multi-party coordination, and avoiding inspection and communication limits progress.
Check registration qualifications, the applicable special operations, and the applicable scope of safety training against the target position; this round did not verify a uniform requirement for most supervisors.
Check the occupational definition, ECR, and preparation level
Check tasks, activities, and work context
Check the OEWS wage definition, not the task level
Check employment projections and average annual openings
Check the 2025 median wage and the education summary leading items
Check tasks and work context, not projections
Check OEWS wage coverage, not interests
Check employment projections, not the education survey
This page does not replace construction and safety production regulations, construction quality acceptance specifications, special operations and qualification management rules, or the employer's construction management systems; matters involving design changes, structural safety, professional acceptance, special operations, practice sealing, and safe operation must be carried out by the project manager, personnel with the corresponding qualifications, the competent department, and professional bodies according to the original requirements.
The main risks center on skipping pre-shift checks and protection requirements, constructing from unverified drawings or data, omitting checks and records under schedule pressure, treating tool output as an acceptance conclusion, leakage of personnel and operational information, and unclear multi-party coordination and handover; most can be reduced through procedural execution, on-site verification, authorized reporting, and documentation, but they cannot be completely eliminated.
O*NET tasks and context support the supervision and inspection background; the following are editorial risk check suggestions, and frequency, control effects, or Chinese legal consequences were not verified, and the original institutional text must be verified separately.
Supervisors and workers arranging construction or extraction operations
May cause casualties in machinery, height, slope, and harmful environments
Complete pre-shift checks and safety briefings according to institutional rules, confirm working conditions and protection are in place, and immediately stop work and report anomalies
Rushing the schedule by arranging work without a briefing or checks
On-site supervisors handling drawings and measurement data
May cause rework and structural or quality hazards, and bring liability and compliance problems
Verify drawing versions and site conditions before construction, and measurement and inspection data may be used for setting out and acceptance only after human review
Using an old drawing version or directly adopting unreviewed measurement results
Supervisors responsible for inspection records under schedule pressure
May cause quality hazards and make the process untraceable and accountability hard to define
Still execute according to quality and safety requirements under schedule pressure, and write inspection, acceptance, and change records clearly and retain them
Replacing checks and records with verbal instructions, leaving no basis for later examination
Review and acceptance personnel using system reports
May mask actual deviations and cause nonconforming items to be judged as acceptable
Acceptance conclusions must be made by personnel with the corresponding qualifications according to specifications, and tool outputs serve only as supporting material
Confirming completion based on system status without going to the site to verify
Supervisors handling personnel contract images
May harm the rights and interests of the parties concerned and violate information protection requirements
Handle personnel and subcontractor information according to minimum necessity and institutional rules, and do not submit it to unrelated parties or external tools
Posting personnel lists, contracts, or image materials on public platforms
Personnel handing over across crews and subcontractors
May cause work sequence conflicts, omissions, or rework, affecting progress and safety
Clarify the division of labor and reporting paths according to responsibility interfaces, and hand over outstanding items and risk points item by item at shift change and handover
Leaving or taking over without confirming the handover contents
Used to explain the boundary of AI's impact on tasks
Used to check occupational tasks and work activities
Used to check employment projections and job openings (annual average)
A voluntary NIST AI governance method, not on-site safety legislation.
Used to check the exact occupation definition of wages and employment
| Coordinate overlapping operations, underground utilities, and traffic diversion and track progress |
| Progress and coordination records |
| Write a set of overlapping operation and utility protection coordination key points |
| Coordination-oriented setting; pay attention to interfaces and safety responsibility |
| Industrial installation and specialty subcontract on-site supervisor | Verify inspection lots and installation precision and coordinate subcontractor interfaces | Inspection and acceptance records | Write a set of inspection lot and subcontract interface verification key points | Specialty setting; pay attention to specifications and acceptance requirements |
| Extraction operations on-site supervisor | Organize the extraction crew and supervise slope, blasting, and transport safety | Operation and safety records | Write a set of extraction operation safety supervision key points | Specialty setting; pay attention to special operations and safety conditions |
Employer requirements: education and professional background
Check education, relevant qualifications, experience, and dates against the target announcement; the high school or specialty threshold for most positions in China was not verified.
Distinguish between “meeting the education requirement” and “being able to independently bear on-site supervisory duties”, and look at both.
Employer requirements: qualifications and safety conditions
Check registered qualifications such as constructor or professional technical titles, special operation (work at heights, lifting, and machinery operation) qualifications, and on-site safety training and medical examination requirements.
Record the requirements and their validity period; changing employer or region requires re-verification.
O*NET preparation level and profile completeness
Job Zone 3 (medium preparation, SVP 6.0 to <7.0); this occupation is marked Bright Outlook; interest code ECR; the O*NET summary page lists the education level required of new employees: postsecondary certificate 27%, less than a high school diploma 22%, and high school diploma or equivalent 21%, with the remaining items not listed in the summary paragraph checked on this page.
The preparation level describes the occupation as a whole and does not represent the hiring and qualification standards of a specific organization; the education survey publishes only the leading items and this page does not merge them into a complete distribution.
Tools and work environment
Check the surveying and setting-out instruments, construction machinery and hand tools, personal protective equipment, drawings and specification documents, progress plans and inspection forms, and record systems used.
List the actual usage scenarios and safety requirements, and do not use the tool list as a substitute for on-site experience and safety judgment.
Material One: fictitious project materials
Completely fictitious: a paper-based housing project material ledger, with 50 packages planned at a practice contract price of 80 yuan each; 44 packages are recorded as arrived, of which 6 are marked with appearance anomalies and 38 are recorded as showing no appearance anomaly, and all quality is still pending professional acceptance.
Proposed for Monday: 8–9 verify drawing versions, 9–10 organize material records, 10–11 write a crew task draft; the material package has v1 drawings, and the project manager marks a requirement for v2, but v2 and the start-work authorization have not yet been received.
The skills and work authorization of crew A and crew B are not provided, and equipment and protection conditions are not provided; work start cannot be inferred from the number of people or the schedule.
Only verify materials and quantities; do not enter a real construction site, do not inspect materials or operate equipment, and do not make design, safety, or acceptance conclusions.
Deliver a version-to-be-confirmed form, a quantity and amount table, a three-segment proposed material schedule, and an anomaly reporting draft; do not place a real purchase order.
The contract quantity and price are assumptions for this exercise; tax, freight, compensation, and return rules are unknown; they cannot serve as an actual quotation or contract opinion.
Material Two: paper deliverables task
Verify ordered, arrived, and anomalous quantities and amounts; distinguish not-yet-arrived from pending inspection, list v2, personnel and equipment, and pending start-work authorization items, and write the proposed material schedule and whom to ask.
Do not treat no visible appearance anomaly as acceptable, treat 38 as approved for use, or directly add all 12 to procurement.
Material Three: reference delivery (fictitious)
50−44=6 packages have not arrived; 6 arrived packages with anomalies are pending inspection and 44−6=38 packages recorded with no appearance anomaly are still pending inspection. The practice order amount 50×80=4000 yuan and arrival record 44×80=3520 yuan are not a basis for payment or acceptance as conforming.
The 6 not-arrived and 6 anomalous packages total 12 packages and belong to different pending categories; do not automatically return, purchase, or withhold payment. First check v2 and authorization with the project manager, and check arrival and anomaly records with the material lead and the authorized acceptance personnel.
8–9 versions pending confirmation, 9–10 can organize paper records, 10–11 write only a task draft; do not issue real crew work arrangements before obtaining v2 and authority. Other material drafts that satisfy the constraints are also acceptable.
Material Four: boundary statement
All conditions are original paper exercises on this page and do not implement construction, safety briefings, quality inspection, purchasing or payment, or professional acceptance, and the seven-day results do not prove on-site qualifications.
Work sample One: fictitious requirements and authority checklist
List v2, crew skills, equipment protection, and pending start-work authorization, and do not apply an education threshold to all positions.
For preparation exploration only; do not pass it off as actual qualification verification.
Work sample Two: paper material schedule
Write the 8–9 / 9–10 / 10–11 material handling draft, keeping the rule of not issuing work arrangements without authorization.
State that conditions and the responsible person are pending confirmation; this is not an on-site safety plan.
Work sample Three: quantity and anomaly summary
List 50 / 44 / 6 / 38 and 4000 / 3520, distinguishing not arrived, anomaly pending inspection, and no recorded appearance anomaly.
Do not judge materials acceptable, pay, or automatically add the 12 packages based on quantity.
Work sample Four: fictitious version record
Record that on day 5 v2 was received but start-work authorization was not obtained, and the 6 anomalous packages are still pending inspection.
If spreadsheet software is used for manual verification records, do not operate measuring or construction equipment.
| Scenario | Questions that may be asked | Evidence that can be presented | Conclusions that cannot be inferred from this |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interview | Whether one can explain the on-site supervision process and safety key points. | Check whether one can explain pre-start preparation, assignment, and quality control clearly and show project records. | Whether to hire is judged by the employer according to prescribed procedures and is not decided by the individual. |
| Qualification verification | Whether one holds the qualifications and special operation certificates required by the position. | Use qualification certificates and safety training records to demonstrate compliance. | Holding a certificate does not mean one can take on all types of on-site management tasks. |
| On-site practical work | Whether one can complete pre-shift checks, quality verification, and safety briefings according to specifications. | Use check and briefing records to demonstrate execution ability. | One single ability does not mean one can independently coordinate an entire project. |
| Probation and handover | Whether one can coordinate according to responsibility interfaces and complete handover and records. | Use project progress and handover records to demonstrate reliability. | Following procedures does not replace the project manager's final decision and responsibility. |
Day 1: read the fictitious project materials
List the v1/v2 conflict, the quantities 50 / 44 / 6, and crew A and B's unspecified skill authorization as pending items.
Day 2: write the version-to-be-confirmed form
Record that v2 and authorization must be obtained from the project manager, and that one cannot confirm on one's own that v1 may be used for construction.
Day 3: verify quantities and amounts
Calculate not arrived 6, anomalous 6, no appearance anomaly record 38, and 4000 / 3520, and do not accept, pay, or add 12 on that basis.
Day 4: write the proposed material schedule
Version verification at 8–9, record organization at 9–10, task draft at 10–11; do not issue real work instructions.
Day 5: write the fictitious change record
New fictitious feedback: v2 has been received but start-work authorization has not been received, and the 6 anomalous packages are still pending inspection; update the version list and still do not arrange real construction.
Day 6: self-review or optionally invite others to challenge
Check whether quantities, versions, pending categories, and authority have been confused, and record the self-check; do not require contacting a real project manager.
Day 7: submit drafts and write your judgment
Submit the quantity table, version list, and reporting draft and write the preparation gaps; do not use the paper task as proof of construction, safety, or hiring.
| Qualification / preparation item | Applicable group | Role for this occupation | Whether generally required | Path to obtain | Approximate duration | Boundary statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The education required by the target position | Those intending to apply for supervisor or crew leader positions | Check the education conditions in the recruitment original text | Per the target position's original text; no uniform high school threshold is set | Verify against the target education or recruitment conditions | This page gives no uniform duration | The U.S. education survey cannot be extended to all positions in China |
| On-site experience and skills training in a related trade | Those intending to apply for on-site supervisor positions | Meets the position's requirements for understanding work items and quality | Verify against the position's experience and training original text | Accumulated through employer project practice and skills training | Per the position's actual requirements, not a uniform number of years | Experience does not mean one can independently bear all management duties |
| Registered qualifications such as constructor or professional technical titles | Construction management positions and the project manager direction | Meets the qualification requirements for project management and technical lead positions | Depends on position and regional requirements | Handled according to examination and registration management rules | According to the target qualification examination, registration, or recognition schedule | Obtaining a qualification does not mean one can bear all professional sealing duties |
| The corresponding building construction special operation qualification | Those involved in the corresponding special operations in housing and municipal works | Take up the corresponding work after obtaining the certificate through training and assessment | Applies by work trade, not uniformly required of all supervisors | According to the current MOHURD Order No. 60 and the certificate-issuing authority's arrangements | At least 6 months of internship before first taking up the post; other schedules to be verified separately | Internships must be supervised as prescribed and may not work independently; this does not extend to all mining trades |
| On-site safety training and medical examination | Those to whom it applies according to the actual work and position requirements | Meets site entry safety and occupational health conditions | Verify according to the applicable regulations and position and employer requirements | According to employer and competent department arrangements | According to the actual training and assessment arrangements, not a uniform number of days | Passing once does not mean maintaining safety conditions over the long term |
| Quality management and acceptance specification training | Positions bearing quality and acceptance duties | Supports specification understanding for quality verification and inspection lot acceptance | Depends on the position's duty requirements | Employer training or professional body courses | According to the actual position and training arrangements | Training does not mean it can replace a qualified acceptance person |
Entering this occupation is not only about trade craft: first check the direction (housing construction, municipal infrastructure, industrial installation, specialty subcontract management, extraction operations), the target employer, and local hiring and qualification standards, then prepare education, qualifications, and on-site experience according to the direction.
Education and ability are different levels: obtaining a degree or qualification does not mean possessing on-site management experience and safety judgment ability; different directions also have different requirements for special operations and professional qualifications.
Qualifications, special operation requirements, and safety regulations differ by region and employer; changing employer or practice region requires re-verification.
This page does not replace regulations, specifications, or competent department requirements; matters involving design changes, structural safety, professional acceptance, and safety must be confirmed by the project manager and professional bodies.
Hiring conditions, qualifications, and safety requirements are verified against recruitment announcements, employer rules, and the competent department's original text; this page only suggests check directions.
Education, qualification, experience, and safety requirements in job postings must be read in parallel; a relaxation of one item does not mean other conditions can be replaced.
Hiring conditions, qualifications, and safety requirements are verified against recruitment announcements and the employer's original text, and this page does not provide design, structural safety, or construction process operating advice.
Able to complete pre-shift checks, assignment, and quality verification under guidance
Entry: complete basic training and handle crew leadership for one work item
Able to organize work items according to specifications, verify quality and safety, and report truthfully
Advanced: independently take on on-site supervision of a single type of project
Able to coordinate multi-party interfaces and handle changes and safety issues
Proficient: take on supervision of multi-trade overlapping or specialty projects
Able to coordinate progress, quality, and safety management and organize training
Senior: coordinate project on-site management and personnel mentoring
O*NET lists this occupation as Job Zone 3 (medium preparation, SVP 6.0 to <7.0) and marks it Bright Outlook; interest code ECR. The O*NET summary page lists the education level required of new employees: postsecondary certificate 27%, less than a high school diploma 22%, and high school diploma or equivalent 21% (evidence gap: the remaining education categories are not listed on the summary page, and this page does not merge them into a complete distribution). Typical entry usually requires related trade experience and on-the-job training, and registered qualifications such as constructor and special operation qualifications depend on the position and region.
Qualification requirements, special operations, and safety regulations differ by region and employer and must be re-verified according to the target employer and local regulations; this page does not replace regulations or recruitment announcements.
U.S. O*NET47-1011 is Job Zone 3, ECR, and Bright Outlook, and wages and the older-period employment are on the exact occupation definition. In China, verify education, experience, registration, and work qualifications against the actual target position; this page has not established a one-to-one U.S.–China occupational mapping and cannot assert that the Chinese occupational classification does not exist. The corresponding building construction special operations for housing and municipal works must be verified separately under the current Order No. 60 and this does not extend to all mining or supervisory positions.
This page lists both U.S. official occupational data and mainland China industry background information; education, qualifications, special operations, and safety regulations in the two places are checked separately.
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Check OEWS employed wages and the statistical definition
Check employment projections and average annual openings
Training and project records
Complete pre-shift checks, material verification, and work item records under supervision
Able to complete basic checks to standard and record
Trainee crew leader
Construction logs and inspection records
Organize crew assignments, patrol the site, and verify quality and safety
Construction logs and inspection records
Able to independently complete on-site supervision of a single building project
On-site supervisor
Specialty inspection and acceptance records
Take on on-site supervision of deep foundations, long-span, or high-rise structures
Specialty inspection and acceptance records
Able to organize construction and acceptance according to special schemes
Specialty supervisor
Project coordination and acceptance records
Coordinate project progress, quality, and safety and organize technical briefings
Project coordination and acceptance records
Coordinate the project within actual appointment and authorization; professional sealing qualifications, discipline, and applicable items must be verified separately and cannot be obtained automatically through promotion.
Inspection and progress records
Complete inspection and recording of road or pipe network work items under supervision
Able to complete work item inspections according to specifications
Municipal crew leader
Progress and coordination records
Coordinate overlapping operations and underground utility protection and track progress
Progress and coordination records
Able to coordinate multi-party interfaces and control safety risks
Municipal supervisor
Specialty scheme and inspection records
Take on specialty supervision of traffic diversion, utility relocation, and safety protection
Specialty scheme and inspection records
Able to organize protection and work according to special schemes
Specialty supervisor
Project coordination and acceptance records
Coordinate quality, safety, and progress management within the contract section scope
Project coordination and acceptance records
Able to coordinate the contract section and handle major changes
Contract section lead
Inspection and installation records
Complete inspection and recording of equipment installation inspection lots under supervision
Inspection and installation records
Able to complete inspection lot verification according to specifications
Installation crew leader
Inspection and acceptance records
Verify installation precision and coordinate subcontractor interfaces
Inspection and acceptance records
Able to organize installation and acceptance and coordinate interfaces
Installation supervisor
Operation and safety records
Organize the extraction crew and supervise slope, blasting, and transport safety
Able to organize extraction operations according to special schemes
Extraction supervisor
Technical and safety records
Coordinate the technology, safety, and efficiency of extraction or installation operations
Able to coordinate operations and bear technical responsibility
Currently 913,300 employed in 2025; growth category of 5% to 6% for 2025—2035 and 67,000 average annual openings. The 2025 median is $38.42 per hour and $79,920 per year. The shared old 2024—2034 figures of 921,600 employed and 74,400 openings are read for the original period. The BLS matrix includes the self-employed, so wage coverage differs; for China only industry background is given.
Employment is projected to grow faster than average, and job openings come mainly from replacement needs; construction and infrastructure investment and project cycles are outside this statistical definition
Projections are not equal to actual results and do not represent the hiring volume of a particular region or employer; the values are on the exact occupation definition
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers（47-1011.00）
Faster than average (5% to 6%)
The employment projection matrix includes the self-employed; OEWS employed coverage cannot be applied to it.
Scale and openings are not the same indicator; openings are the annual average for the projection period and include replacement needs
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers（47-1011.00）
The industry average covers multiple occupations, and total wages include bonuses, allowances and subsidies, and overtime pay within the definition, and do not represent the exact occupation distribution.
Industry and job category proxies cannot exclude bonuses, overtime, and allowances across the board.
Industry wage (industry proxy)
Construction; mining (industry categories)
Construction non-private 92,036 and private 66,275 yuan / year; mining non-private 143,361 and private 79,169 yuan / year; national non-private 129,441 and private 71,590 yuan / year
Used to check U.S. wages and employment (exact occupation definition)
Used to check U.S. employment projections and job openings (annual average)
Used to check the National Bureau of Statistics industry average wage definition
Check OEWS employed wage coverage, not tasks or entry requirements.
Requires supplementary overall project planning and cost and contract ability
On-site progress and crew coordination
Adjacent direction, moving from on-site supervision to project coordination
Requires supplementary structural design and calculation ability
Drawing reading and on-site specification verification
Adjacent direction, moving from on-site construction to engineering design
Requires supplementary quantity estimation and quotation ability
Material and labor hour estimation experience
Adjacent direction, moving from on-site management to cost estimation
Requires supplementary inspection evidence collection and reporting ability
On-site inspection and work records
Adjacent direction, moving from on-site supervision to inspection and reporting
Requires supplementary geological and extraction technical ability
Extraction on-site supervision experience must be verified
Adjacent direction, moving from on-site supervision to extraction technology
Requires supplementary occupational safety and health system ability
On-site safety observation and recording
Adjacent direction, moving from on-site supervision to safety management
Requires supplementary equipment operation and work sequence technical ability
Equipment dispatch experience must be verified; certificated operation is not presumed
Adjacent direction, moving from personnel supervision to equipment and work sequence technology
Requires supplementary trade craft and skills training
Specific electrician experience must be verified; professional craft is not inferred from supervisory experience
Adjacent direction, moving from on-site management back to a frontline technical trade
U.S. O*NET-SOC 47-1011.00 “First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers”: interest code ECR, Job Zone 3 (medium preparation, SVP 6.0 to <7.0), and marked Bright Outlook. Definition notes: wages, employment, and growth are on the exact occupation definition (2025 median hourly wage $38.42, median annual wage $79,920; the 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentiles about 53,280, 63,400, 101,460, and 128,260 USD / year respectively; 2024 employment about 921,600; projected growth faster than average (5% to 6%) for 2024—2034; average annual job openings about 74,400). The education survey has published the leading items (postsecondary certificate 27%, less than a high school diploma 22%, high school diploma or equivalent 21%), the remaining items are not listed in the summary paragraph checked on this page, and this page does not fill them in.
O*NET lists this occupation as Job Zone 3 (medium preparation, SVP 6.0 to <7.0). Work context shows that work schedules are mostly regular (59% regular), with 41% irregular; among weekly work hours, 63% exceed 40 hours and 37% are 40 hours; 97% maintain continuous contact with others; 100% have face-to-face discussions every day; 90% consider the work to require extremely precise or highly accurate work combined; the consequences of error are extremely serious for 25%, very serious for 29%, and serious for 19%; 41% have strict deadlines every day; conflict situations occur every day for 18%; 78% have very high responsibility for the health and safety of others and 22% high responsibility; 86% must make decisions every day; the degree of automation of the work is 68% not at all automated and 16% slightly; 59% work outdoors in all weather every day; 61% are exposed to hazardous equipment every day; 49% are exposed to contaminants every day; 24% work at heights every day.
This page recommends trialing progress drafts, material verification, and reporting assistance, with on-site quality, safety, and responsibility left to authorized personnel for review. This is editorial analysis; ILO global potential task exposure is not the actual adoption rate or job outcome for supervisors, and it cannot be used to assert that the occupation as a whole will certainly be augmented or will not be replaced.
For this exact occupation in 2025, the median hourly wage is $38.42 and the median annual wage is $79,920; the 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentiles are about 53,280, 63,400, 101,460, and 128,260 USD / year respectively (May 2025 OEWS, presented via O*NET). The median is the midpoint of the wage distribution of the employed, not a starting wage; OEWS is on an employed-person definition and does not include the self-employed, and no table that can be read by industry for this occupation appears on this occupational page. Personal income also depends on region, project scale, overtime, and allowance arrangements.
O*NET lists this occupation as Job Zone 3 (medium preparation, SVP 6.0 to <7.0); the O*NET summary page lists the education level required of new employees: postsecondary certificate 27%, less than a high school diploma 22%, and high school diploma or equivalent 21%, with the remaining items not listed in the summary paragraph checked on this page and not filled in by this page. The occupation is marked Bright Outlook. Chinese education, experience, registration qualification, and safety training requirements are verified against the target position and actual duties, and this page does not infer a uniform Chinese threshold from the U.S. survey.
The corresponding building construction special operations in Chinese housing construction and municipal infrastructure must be trained, pass assessment, and obtain a qualification certificate before taking up the post under the current MOHURD Order No. 60; that regulation takes effect from June 1, 2026. It does not prove that all first-line supervisors need the same special operation certificate, nor can it be directly extended to mining trade rules. First-time holders must complete at least 6 months of internship arranged by the employer before formally taking up the post, must be supervised as prescribed, and may not work independently; other education, registration qualifications, and time limits are verified against the actual position and the competent department's original text.
On-site work safety and quality supervision responsibility is borne by the on-site supervisor; matters involving design changes, structural safety, professional acceptance, and practice sealing must be handled by personnel or bodies with the corresponding qualifications according to procedures, and special operations must be carried out by certificated personnel. The site must complete pre-shift checks and safety briefings according to institutional rules and confirm working conditions; personnel, subcontractor, and operational information is kept confidential according to institutional rules. When using progress management and digital monitoring tools, tool outputs do not constitute acceptance conclusions or safety determinations, and matters beyond one's authorized scope should be escalated to the project manager. This page does not replace construction and safety production regulations, construction quality acceptance specifications, special operations and qualification management rules, or the employer's construction management systems.
For this exact occupation, 2024 employment was about 921,600, projected growth for 2024—2034 is faster than average (5% to 6%), average annual job openings are about 74,400, and it is marked Bright Outlook; most openings come from replacement needs, and individual development depends more on project experience, qualifications, and specialty skills. Common transfers include: construction managers (requires supplementary overall project planning and cost and contract ability), civil engineers (requires supplementary structural design and calculation ability), cost estimators (requires supplementary quantity estimation and quotation ability), building and construction inspectors (requires supplementary inspection evidence collection and reporting ability), mining and geological engineers (requires supplementary geological and extraction technical ability), occupational health and safety specialists (requires supplementary occupational safety and health system ability), operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (requires supplementary equipment operation and work sequence technical ability), and electricians (requires supplementary trade craft and skills training). The feasibility of a transfer depends on the target position announcement and local regulations.
FermatMind career content research process
Source and fact register for this page (O*NET 47-1011.00 occupational profile and detailed data, BLS OEWS May 2025 exact occupation wage percentiles, the BLS 2024—2034 projection presented by O*NET, National Bureau of Statistics 2025 industry category and job category average wages, ILO Working Paper 96, NIST AI RMF); the BLS employment matrix method and the current MOHURD Order No. 60 (reproduced by the Hunan Provincial Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department) respectively support coverage and the limited housing and municipal special operation requirements.
Currently 913,300 employed in 2025; growth category of 5% to 6% for 2025—2035 and 67,000 average annual openings. The 2025 median is $38.42 per hour and $79,920 per year. The shared old 2024—2034 figures of 921,600 employed and 74,400 openings are read for the original period. ECR, Job Zone3, and the 27 / 22 / 21 education leading items have been verified. The 25th and 75th extended wages, the original industry tables, and the complete education distribution were not obtained this round. NBS includes bonuses, allowances, and overtime within the definition, and OEWS is not fixed-wage-only. Most Chinese education conditions, AI adoption and efficiency, occupational validity of personality, and sealing applicability conditions were not verified; the original Order No. 60 link failed to load, so the existing limited-scope statement is retained and registered as requiring verification, without inferring non-publication.
Official occupational scope: directly supervise and coordinate the work of construction or extraction workers.
Interest code ECR (Enterprising, Conventional, Realistic); preparation level Job Zone 3 (medium preparation, SVP 6.0 to <7.0); marked Bright Outlook.
Education survey leading items: postsecondary certificate 27%, less than a high school diploma 22%, and high school diploma or equivalent 21% (the summary page does not list the remaining categories).
Wages and employment (this exact occupation): 2025 median hourly wage $38.42 and median annual wage $79,920; 2024 employment 921,600; projected growth faster than average (5% to 6%) for 2024—2034; projected average annual job openings about 74,400.
The main industry in 2024 was construction.
O*NET OnLine
United States
current page (updated 2026); accessed 2026-09-20
official occupation profile
exact title 47-1011.00
The summary on this page lists only the leading items of the education survey and cannot imply that all official data on other categories is unpublished; U.S. surveys do not automatically imply Chinese qualifications.
2026-09-20
Used to check tasks and work activities: inspecting progress and equipment and the site to verify safety and specifications, reading drawings and specifications, supervising and coordinating work and scheduling, assigning work, coordinating with other engineering activities, estimating materials and labor hours, analyzing and improving production methods, ordering materials, training personnel, setting out and measuring, coordinating with management and external contractors, arranging repairs, helping hands-on, completing records, and making personnel recommendations.
Work context (available): regular work schedule 59% / irregular 41%; more than 40 hours per week 63% / 40 hours 37%; continuous contact with others 97%; face-to-face discussions every day 100%; extremely precise or highly accurate combined 90%; consequences of error extremely serious 25% / very serious 29% / serious 19%; strict deadlines every day 41%; conflict situations every day 18% / once a week or more 53%; very high responsibility for the health and safety of others 78% / high responsibility 22%; making decisions every day 86%; work automation not at all automated 68% / slightly 16%; outdoors in all weather every day 59%; exposure to hazardous equipment every day 61%; exposure to contaminants every day 49%; work at heights every day 24%.
Tool categories include surveying and setting-out instruments, construction machinery and hand tools, personal protective equipment, drawings and specification documents, and progress and quality record forms.
O*NET OnLine
United States
current page (updated 2026); accessed 2026-09-20
official occupation details
exact title (47-1011.00)
The work context percentages are survey results from respondents and do not represent all positions; qualification, special operation, and safety requirements must be verified separately.
2026-09-20
This exact occupation (presented via O*NET): 921,600 employed in 2024, projected growth faster than average (5% to 6%) for 2024—2034, and projected average annual job openings of about 74,400; O*NET marks this occupation as Bright Outlook.
In the BLS employment projections tables, “Occupational openings” is the annual average for the projection period, and this page marks it as “/ year” accordingly and does not interpret it as a ten-year cumulative figure.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
2024—2034 projections as presented by O*NET OnLine; accessed 2026-09-20
official employment projections (exact occupation scope)
exact occupation 47-1011.00
The 2024—2034 projection is not an actual result, and openings are an annual average including replacement and are not an individual probability; the BLS employment matrix includes the self-employed, which differs from OEWS wage coverage.
2026-09-20
Exact occupation definition: median hourly wage $38.42 and median annual wage $79,920; the 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentiles about 53,280, 63,400, 101,460, and 128,260 USD / year respectively (hourly $25.62, $30.48, $48.78, and $61.66).
OEWS is on an employed-person definition and does not include the self-employed; project bonuses, allowances, and overtime are usually not counted or only partly counted.
No industry-specific wage table readable by industry appears on this occupational page, and the industry rows on this page are marked as “evidence gap”, with no third-party estimates used.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
May 2025 wage data; accessed 2026-09-20
official wage statistics (exact occupation scope)
exact occupation 47-1011.00
The median is not a starting wage; industry-specific values are not readable by industry; the statistical definition does not cover the self-employed or some allowances.
2026-09-20
Urban non-private units “Construction” average wage 92,036 yuan / year; urban private units 66,275 yuan / year (2025).
Urban non-private units “Mining” average wage 143,361 yuan / year; urban private units 79,169 yuan / year (2025).
Urban non-private units “Scientific research and technical services” average wage 182,064 yuan / year; urban private units 83,560 yuan / year (2025).
Urban non-private units “Public administration, social security, and social organizations” average wage 119,465 yuan / year (2025).
National urban non-private unit employed persons annual average wage 129,441 yuan / year; urban private units 71,590 yuan / year (2025).
Average wages by job category in enterprises above designated size: middle-level and above management personnel 210,016 yuan / year; clerical and related personnel 94,936 yuan / year (2025).
The industry and job category materials checked on this page did not yield a precise occupational wage; proxy values cannot be treated as a supervisor's income.
National Bureau of Statistics
Mainland China
2025 annual wage; accessed 2026-09-20
official industry and position proxy
industry proxy: construction; mining; scientific research and technical services; public administration; position-group proxy
Industry average wages and job category average wages cover multiple occupations and cannot be treated as this occupation's median or starting wage; they also do not include project bonuses, overtime, and allowances.
2026-09-20
Conclusion: most jobs have only partial task exposure, and generative AI is more likely to augment than to replace wholesale; clerical tasks have the highest exposure, and the share of highly exposed tasks in managerial and professional occupations is relatively low.
Uses a task classification method, not enterprise adoption data.
International Labour Organization
Global
2023-08-21; accessed 2026-09-20
institutional research (working paper)
global occupational task exposure to generative AI
Task exposure does not equal actual adoption, productivity, or job changes; quality determination, safety confirmation, and on-site responsibility must still be borne by trained personnel.
2026-09-20
The framework is for voluntary adoption and helps organizations incorporate trustworthiness considerations into the design, development, use, and evaluation of AI.
The generative AI profile lists the risks specific to generative AI and gives corresponding management actions, which can be used to design review and documentation rules when progress management, monitoring, and record type tools are used in this occupation.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
U.S. / international reference
AI RMF 1.0 released 2023-01-26; GenAI Profile released 2024-07-26; accessed 2026-09-20
voluntary risk management framework
AI risk governance and human oversight
The governance framework contains no occupational or employment statistics and cannot serve as career outlook or employment evidence; quality and safety requirements are governed by the original text of institutional and competent department requirements.
2026-09-20
Used to distinguish occupational facts, statistical definitions (exact occupation, occupational group, and industry proxy), qualification and safety boundaries, and tool assistance versus human review.
This research method and editorial synthesis are labeled internal_rubric or editorial_synthesis.
FermatMind
Mainland China / United States
current authoring rules; accessed 2026-09-20
editorial method
field review and source disclosure
Not an external occupational fact source, and does not replace official statistics, regulations, specifications, or competent department requirements.
2026-09-20
The matrix combines OEWS, CES, and CPS, and self-employment data comes from the CPS occupational crosswalk.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
Current method; verified 2026-10-02
official employment methodology
Difference between matrix self-employment and OEWS wage coverage
The method cannot prove individual employment or income, and different projection periods are not mixed.
2026-10-02
Articles 2 and 3 define the applicable scope, and the corresponding work may be taken up after training, assessment, and obtaining a certificate.
Article 22 requires first-time holders to complete at least 6 months of internship before formally taking up the post, to be supervised as prescribed, and not to work independently.
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development; reproduced by the Hunan Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
Mainland China
Published 2025-12-17; effective 2026-06-01
official regulation
The corresponding building construction special operations for housing construction and municipal infrastructure, not all supervisory or mining trades
The special operation certificate is not extended to a uniform entry requirement for all supervisors, and it does not cover all mining trades or project manager registration qualifications.
2026-10-02