DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to Third Quarter, 2012

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	3,730	190	$25.89/hr	$0.34/hr	$16.05/hr	$19.93/hr	$25.50/hr	$31.61/hr	$36.31/hr
U S	198,690	1,391	$27.22/hr	$0.08/hr	$15.64/hr	$20.04/hr	$26.10/hr	$33.40/hr	$40.26/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 2,050 $26.54/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 300 $25.76/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 270 $28.80/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 190 $22.42/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 190 $24.57/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 170 $23.62/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 110 $24.65/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 90 $25.41/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 90 $19.41/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 60 $17.92/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 40 $30.47/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 40 $15.93/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 40 $23.96/hr N/A

• Reviews orders, production schedules, and shipping/receiving notices to determine work sequence and material shipping dates, type, volume, and destinations.
• Computes and estimates cash, payroll, transportation, personnel, and storage requirements, using calculator.
• Recommends and implements measures to improve worker motivation, equipment performance, work methods, and customer services.
• Inspects or tests materials, stock, vehicles, equipment, and facilities to locate defects, meet maintenance or production specifications, and verify safety standards.
• Prepares, compiles, and submits reports on work activities, operations, production, and work related accidents.
• Drives vehicles or operates machines or equipment.
• Examines, measures, and weighs cargo or materials to determine specific handling requirements.
• Repairs or schedules repair and preventive maintenance of vehicles and other equipment.
• Assists workers in performing tasks, such as coupling railroad cars or loading vehicles.
• Confers with customers, supervisors, contractors, and other personnel to exchange information and resolve problems.
• Receives telephone or radio reports of emergencies and dispatches personnel and vehicle in response to request.
• Recommends or implements personnel actions, such as hiring, firing, and performance evaluations.
• Interprets transportation and tariff regulations, shipping orders, safety regulations, and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Requisitions needed personnel, supplies, equipment, parts, or repair services.
• Resolves worker problems or assists workers in solving problems.
• Directs workers in transportation or related services, such as pumping, moving, storing, and loading/unloading of materials or people.
• Plans and establishes transportation routes, work schedules, and assignments and allocates equipment to meet transportation, operations, or production goals.
• Explains and demonstrates work tasks to new workers or assigns workers to experienced workers for further training.
• Maintains or verifies time, transportation, financial, inventory and personnel records