What they do
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Direct work crews installing residential or commercial solar photovoltaic or thermal systems.
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Commercial Field Manager, Commercial Solar Superintendent, Installation Manager, Residential Field Manager, Residential Field Supervisor, Solar Energy Installation Manager, Solar Field Supervisor, Solar Installation Crew Foreman, Solar Installation Manager, Solar Installation Supervisor
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Wages
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| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers* |
| Vermont - 2024 |
| Percentile1 | Hourly | Yearly |
| 10% |
$ 28.60 |
n/a |
| 25% |
$ 31.24 |
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| Median |
$ 37.64 |
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| 75% |
$ 47.72 |
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| 90% |
$ 58.42 |
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| Average |
$ 40.87 |
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Industries of Employment
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers* |
| United States - 2022 |
| Industry | Percent of total |
- Specialty trade contractors
| 38% |
- Construction of buildings
| 21% |
- Heavy and civil engineering construction
| 12% |
| 10% |
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals
| 5% |
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Knowledge
| People in this career often know a lot about: |
- Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
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- Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
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- Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
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- Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
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- Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
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Skills
| People in this career often have these skills: |
- Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
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- Management of Personnel Resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
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- Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
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- Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
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- Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
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Interests
| People in this career often prefer these work environments: |
- Realistic
Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
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- Enterprising
Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.
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- Conventional
Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
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Work Styles
| People in this career will do well at jobs that need: |
- Dependability
Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
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- Attention to Detail
Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
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- Cooperation
Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
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- Stress Tolerance
Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
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- Adaptability/Flexibility
Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
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Tasks
| On the job, you would: |
- Plan and coordinate installations of photovoltaic (PV) solar and solar thermal systems to ensure conformance to codes.
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- Supervise solar installers, technicians, and subcontractors for solar installation projects to ensure compliance with safety standards.
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- Estimate materials, equipment, and personnel needed for residential or commercial solar installation projects.
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- Prepare solar installation project proposals, quotes, budgets, or schedules.
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- Provide technical assistance to installers, technicians, or other solar professionals in areas such as solar electric systems, solar thermal systems, electrical systems, or mechanical systems.
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Projected Employment
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| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers* |
| Vermont |
| 2022 employment |
1,256 |
| 2032 employment |
1,340 |
Annual percent change
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0.6% |
Annual projected job openings
(due to change and separations) |
110 |
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Education and Experience:
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers* |
- Typical education needed for entry
High school diploma or equivalent
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- Work experience in a related occupation
5 years or more
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- Typical on-the-job training needed to attain competency
None
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Physical Work Activity
Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
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- Physical activity is Very Important
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- Level of activity is High
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Job Zone
| Medium Preparation Needed |
- Specific Vocational Preparation Range
(6.0 to < 7.0) - A typical worker will require
over 1 year up to and including 2 years
of training to achieve average performance in this occupation.
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Education Level
| How much education do most people in this career have? |
| Education level |  | Percent of
U.S. Workers |
Doctoral or professional degree
or post-MA certificate | | 0% |
Master's degree or
post-BA certificate | | 0% |
| Bachelor's degree | | 6% |
| Associate's degree | | 9% |
Certificate or some college,
no degree | | 13% |
High school diploma
or equivalent | | 53% |
| Less than high school diploma | | 19% |
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Licensing
| Vermont may require an occupational license: |
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Abilities
| People in this career often have talent in: |
- Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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- Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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- Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
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- Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
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- Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
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Work Activities
| In general, what you might do: |
- Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
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- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
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- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
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- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
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- Performing General Physical Activities
Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
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Detailed Work Activities
| What you might do in a day: |
- Coordinate construction project activities.
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- Plan layout of construction, installation, or repairs.
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- Direct construction or extraction personnel.
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- Estimate materials requirements for projects.
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- Estimate construction project labor requirements.
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Other Resources
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