The U.S. Department of Labor has developed an automated occupational information database, O*NET, that identifies and describes work content, work skills, and training requirements for all jobs across the country in all sectors of the economy. Much of the occupational information contained in this report is derived directly from the O*NET database, and supplemented with information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census Bureau, and Labor Market and Career Information.
| Industry | % of First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers employed | Annual Growth Rate |
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| Building equipment contractors | 13.3 | 0.48 |
| Nonresidential building construction | 12.8 | 0.61 |
| Residential building construction | 9.2 | 0.68 |
| Building foundation and exterior contractors | 8.5 | 0.63 |
| Utility system construction | 6.5 | 0.50 |
| Other specialty trade contractors | 6.3 | 0.38 |
| Building finishing contractors | 5.8 | 0.56 |
| Highway, street, and bridge construction | 4.2 | 0.51 |
| 2022 Statewide average hourly wage | $34.39 |
| 2022 National average hourly wage | $37.33 |
| 2020 National employment | 692,200 |
| 2020 Texas employment | 74,743 |
| Texas projected employment by 2030 | 92,214 |
| Texas projected annual employment and Turnover openings through 2030 | 9,513 |
| Region | Employment | Projected Employment 2030 | Projected Annual Openings 2030 |
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Average Income |
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| Texas (all regions) | 74,743 | 92,214 | 9,513 | 2.12% | $71,537.00 |
| Top 10 Relevant Knowledge Areas | Relevant Importance Levels |
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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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| 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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| Mechanical Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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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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| English Language Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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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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| Public Safety and Security Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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| Mathematics Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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| Engineering and Technology Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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| Personnel and Human Resources Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
| Top 10 Relevant Skill Areas | Relevant Importance Levels |
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| Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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| Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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| Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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| Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
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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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| 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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| Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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| Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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| Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| Top 10 Relevant Abilities | Relevant Importance Levels |
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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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| 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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| Oral Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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| Information Ordering The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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| Near Vision The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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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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| Inductive Reasoning The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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| Written Comprehension The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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| Speech Clarity The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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| Speech Recognition The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |