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First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

The short answer

Parts of this job are expected to change. AI can already assist with some of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 3,228 openings expected each year.

Step 1

Where your job stands

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the middle fifth for how much AI could touch it—right around the middle.

How much AI could touch this job

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Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a quarter of this job's tasks.

What this means

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the middle fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.

Step 2

What AI can and can’t help with in this job

The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.

AI can help with or automate about 80% of the tasks in this job.

Tasks AI can help with or automate

  1. Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  2. Plan and coordinate installations of photovoltaic (PV) solar and solar thermal systems to ensure conformance to codes.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  3. Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  4. Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  5. Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

Tasks AI can't do much of

  1. Supervise solar installers, technicians, and subcontractors for solar installation projects to ensure compliance with safety standards.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  2. Train workers in construction methods, operation of equipment, safety procedures, or company policies.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  3. Perform start-up of systems for testing or customer implementation.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  4. Confer with managerial or technical personnel, other departments, or contractors to resolve problems or to coordinate activities.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  5. Arrange for repairs of equipment or machinery.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

Step 3

Jobs you could switch to

If you're thinking about a change, these are jobs your experience already fits—related work you could move into. Pick your area to see local options.

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The closest matches by the skills they use—each has projected openings in New York State, pays within reach of your job now, and is no more exposed to AI than your job. Each card shows what the move would take.

  • Industrial Production Managers

    Very similar work
    +35% pay457 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job now

    Pays about 35% more—$132,662 vs your $98,294 here.

    What the move takes

    A step up—usually requires a bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more of experience.

    Getting ready typically takes two to four years.

    Skills you already have

    • Administration and Management
    • Mechanical
    • Oral Comprehension
    • Oral Expression
    • Coordination

    New skills to build

    • Production and Processing
    • Chemistry
    • Education and Training
    • Personnel and Human Resources
    • Computers and Electronics
  • First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

    Similar work
    slightly less pay9,366 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job now

    Pays slightly less—$93,723 vs your $98,294 here.

    What the move takes

    Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, with less than 5 years of experience.

    Getting ready typically takes one to two years.

    Skills you already have

    • Administration and Management
    • Mechanical
    • Customer and Personal Service
    • Oral Comprehension
    • Oral Expression

    New skills to build

    • Troubleshooting