First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of helpers, laborers, or material movers, hand.
$62,890 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
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On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 1%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 39%. Today's estimate: 44%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 24 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perform the same work duties as those supervised, or perform more difficult or skilled tasks or assist in their performance.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 17% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Plan work schedules and assign duties to maintain adequate staff for effective performance of activities and response to fluctuating workloads.Done daily by most who do it. | 12% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | 87%Half by now | |
| Estimate material, time, and staffing requirements for a given project, based on work orders, job specifications, and experience.Done daily by most who do it. | 10% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | 87%Half by now | |
| Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Collaborate with workers and managers to solve work-related problems.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 33 min13 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Maintain a safe working environment by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 6% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Resolve personnel problems, complaints, or formal grievances when possible, or refer them to higher-level supervisors for resolution.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 1.1 h17 min to 2.5 h | 80%Half by now | |
| Schedule times of shipment and modes of transportation for materials.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 38 min13 min to 1.3 h | 98%Half by now | |
| Transmit and explain work orders to laborers.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 4% | 17 min8 min to 38 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Assess training needs of staff and arrange for or provide appropriate instruction.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.1 h25 min to 2.5 h | 91%Half by now | |
| Counsel employees in work-related activities, personal growth, or career development.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Provide assistance in balancing books, tracking, monitoring, or projecting a unit's budget needs, and in developing unit policies and procedures.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | 65%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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Where this job works
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