DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. Excludes team or work leaders.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	60	7	$25.56/hr	$1.39/hr	$15.76/hr	$23.50/hr	$26.17/hr	$28.79/hr	$34.54/hr
Minnesota	7,110	249	$30.36/hr	$0.24/hr	$19.98/hr	$24.38/hr	$29.86/hr	$36.06/hr	$42.65/hr
U S	421,650	2,108	$30.49/hr	$0.06/hr	$17.78/hr	$22.59/hr	$29.37/hr	$36.99/hr	$45.18/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Trade, Transportation and Utilities 20 $26.17/hr

Other Regional Data For First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 4,120 $30.82/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 700 $28.22/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 480 $31.12/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 390 $28.52/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 340 $26.47/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 210 $30.42/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 180 $28.87/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 150 $29.78/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 130 $31.09/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 100 $32.00/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 90 $21.11/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 70 $24.07/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 60 $26.17/hr N/A

• Assigns workers to perform activities, such as service appliances, repair and maintain vehicles, and install machinery and equipment.
• Interprets specifications, blueprints, and job orders, and constructs templates and lays out reference points for workers.
• Establishes or adjusts work methods and procedures to meet production schedules, using knowledge of capacities of machines, equipment, and personnel.
• Requisitions materials and supplies, such as tools, equipment, and replacement parts for work activities.
• Computes estimates and actual costs of factors, such as materials, labor, and outside contractors, and prepares budgets.
• Patrols work area and examines tools and equipment to detect unsafe conditions or violations of safety rules.
• Recommends measures, such as procedural changes, service manuals revisions, and equipment purchases, to improve work performance and minimize operating costs.
• Trains workers in methods, procedures, and use of equipment and work aids, such as blueprints, hand tools, and test equipment.
• Completes and maintains reports, such as time and production records, inventories, and test results.
• Monitors operations, and inspects, tests, and measures completed work, using devices, such as hand tools, gauges, and specifications to verify conformance to standards.
• Examines object, system, or facilities, such as telephone, air-conditioning, or industrial plant, and analyzes information, to determine installation, service, or repair needed.
• Directs, coordinates, and assists in performance of workers' activities, such as engine tune-up, hydroelectric turbine repair, or circuit breaker installation.
• Recommends or initiates personnel actions, such as employment, performance evaluations, promotions, transfers, discharges, and disciplinary measures.
• Confers with personnel, such as management, engineering, quality control, customers, and workers' representatives to coordinate work activities and resolve problems.