Transportation and Material Moving · Holland code ECS
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of helpers, laborers, or material movers, hand.
Also called: Receiving Supervisor, Shipping Supervisor, Warehouse Manager, Warehouse Supervisor, Floor Supervisor, Packaging Supervisor, Receiving Manager, Shipping Manager.
O*NET 53-1042.00
At a glance
- Most common education
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
- 35% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
- Preparation needed
- Job Zone 2 of 5
- Some preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.
What the work involves
The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.
- Maintain a safe working environment by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.
- Collaborate with workers and managers to solve work-related problems.
- Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly.
- Examine freight to determine loading sequences.
- Inform designated employees or departments of items loaded or problems encountered.
- Inspect equipment for wear and for conformance to specifications.
- Prepare and maintain work records and reports of information such as employee time and wages, daily receipts, or inspection results.
- Transmit and explain work orders to laborers.
Skills and knowledge it leans on
Skills
- Speaking3.6 / 5
- Active Listening3.5 / 5
- Critical Thinking3.4 / 5
- Monitoring3.4 / 5
- Reading Comprehension3.1 / 5
- Writing3.1 / 5
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service3.5 / 5
- Production and Processing3.5 / 5
- Administration and Management3.4 / 5
- Mechanical3.3 / 5
- Computers and Electronics3.2 / 5
- English Language3.2 / 5
Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.
Who tends to enjoy it
How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.
- Realistic40
- Investigative2
- Artistic2
- Social46
- Enterprising86
- Conventional65
The same work abroad
Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.
European occupation titles (ESCO)
- crane crew supervisor · DE Aufsichtskraft Kranarbeiten · FR superviseur de conducteurs de grue/superviseuse de conducteurs de grue
- demolition supervisor · DE Aufsichtskraft Abrissarbeiten · FR superviseur de démolisseurs/superviseuse de démolisseurs
- dismantling supervisor · DE Aufsichtskraft Rückbau · FR superviseur de démantèlement/superviseuse de démantèlement
- rigging supervisor · DE Aufsichtskraft für Montage- und Hebearbeiten · FR chef d’équipe de gréement
- stevedore superintendent · DE Aufseher von Hafenarbeiten/Aufseherin von Hafenarbeiten · FR chef de manutention portuaire
Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)
- Construction and building trades supervisors (5330)53,100 employed
- Elementary storage occupations n.e.c. (9259)12,000 employed
- Delivery operatives (9253)21,800 employed
Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.
Pay across Europe, for the whole group
Median annual earnings of all employees in “Technicians and associate professionals”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.
| Country | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Belgium | €50,992 |
| Austria | €46,986 |
| Germany | €44,473 |
| Netherlands | €42,448 |
| Ireland | €41,613 |
| Sweden | €41,155 |
| Italy | €34,882 |
| France | €34,816 |
| Spain | €29,757 |
| Portugal | €18,080 |
| Poland | €12,108 |
Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.
Related careers
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
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