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Construction Supervisor Workplace Records
Construction supervisors coordinate work, inspect progress and translate specifications into daily assignments. An employment concern may involve responsibility for a result when staffing, materials or approval remained outside your control. Document your actual authority as well as your title. Supervisory labels alone do not establish employment-law coverage or pay classification, and the role can differ substantially from project to project.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Authority outline
List the decisions you could make and those requiring another person’s approval during the period in question.
Changed conditions
Connect dated staffing or material changes to the particular performance expectation being reviewed.
Own records
Gather your own employment notices and compensation terms while leaving crew personnel and controlled project files in place.
Start with the work you actually do
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
O*NET classifies this occupation as First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.Source task 20291 · updated 08/2020
- Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.Source task 11424 · updated 08/2020
- Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.Source task 11426 · updated 08/2020
- Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.Source task 11432 · updated 08/2020
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (SOC 47-1011). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $26.75 | $30.83 | $38.62 | $64,120 |
| Alaska | $39.31 | $49.10 | $60.90 | $102,140 |
| Arizona | $31.09 | $37.76 | $45.27 | $78,550 |
| Arkansas | $24.44 | $29.44 | $36.08 | $61,230 |
| Connecticut | $37.48 | $44.36 | $49.88 | $92,260 |
| Delaware | $31.17 | $38.99 | $48.08 | $81,100 |
| Florida | $29.08 | $36.44 | $45.77 | $75,790 |
| Georgia | $29.79 | $37.71 | $46.07 | $78,430 |
| Hawaii | $40.61 | $49.34 | $58.41 | $102,630 |
| Idaho | $29.93 | $36.32 | $44.90 | $75,550 |
| Indiana | $32.43 | $39.68 | $48.07 | $82,530 |
| Iowa | $30.72 | $37.75 | $46.12 | $78,510 |
| Kansas | $29.58 | $36.91 | $45.55 | $76,780 |
| Kentucky | $28.55 | $35.33 | $40.92 | $73,490 |
| Louisiana | $28.69 | $36.23 | $43.29 | $75,360 |
| Maine | $30.44 | $37.16 | $45.06 | $77,290 |
| Michigan | $31.09 | $37.59 | $46.93 | $78,180 |
| Minnesota | $36.44 | $46.93 | $52.78 | $97,610 |
| Mississippi | $26.16 | $32.17 | $39.44 | $66,910 |
| Missouri | $34.45 | $42.08 | $50.98 | $87,520 |
| Montana | $30.84 | $36.98 | $45.35 | $76,910 |
| Nebraska | $29.58 | $36.33 | $43.76 | $75,570 |
| New Hampshire | $32.11 | $39.05 | $47.68 | $81,220 |
| New Mexico | $28.41 | $36.12 | $45.62 | $75,130 |
| New York | $36.02 | $46.01 | $58.59 | $95,700 |
| North Carolina | $29.53 | $36.19 | $43.08 | $75,270 |
| North Dakota | $31.94 | $39.12 | $56.25 | $81,370 |
| Ohio | $31.50 | $38.26 | $46.22 | $79,580 |
| Oklahoma | $26.63 | $35.11 | $45.71 | $73,040 |
| Pennsylvania | $32.19 | $39.20 | $49.43 | $81,540 |
| Rhode Island | $36.89 | $47.40 | $58.71 | $98,590 |
| South Dakota | $32.41 | $37.35 | $42.21 | $77,690 |
| Tennessee | $28.46 | $35.81 | $44.77 | $74,470 |
| Texas | $28.29 | $35.83 | $43.12 | $74,520 |
| Utah | $30.44 | $37.15 | $45.27 | $77,280 |
| Vermont | $34.99 | $39.66 | $49.13 | $82,490 |
| Virginia | $30.29 | $37.81 | $46.23 | $78,640 |
| West Virginia | $30.02 | $38.49 | $49.89 | $80,060 |
| Wisconsin | $32.90 | $41.03 | $49.06 | $85,350 |
| Wyoming | $30.77 | $37.62 | $49.47 | $78,250 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Distinguish assigned responsibility from authority
Describe which crew you directed and what decisions you could make about staffing, sequencing or equipment. Note decisions that required a superintendent, contractor or client’s approval. If an outcome was attributed to you, trace your instruction, any request for approval and the response. Keep the sequence factual and avoid treating a recommendation as a decision you were authorized to make.
Explain changes to the project conditions
Record material delays, design revisions or crew changes relevant to the employment issue, including when you learned about them. Connect those changes to any new target or performance feedback. Use general project descriptions in a personal timeline. A missed milestone does not by itself show why it was missed, so separate documented causes from possibilities you could not verify.
Limit the personal evidence file
Retain your own permitted employment correspondence, job description and pay records. Do not remove plans, bid information, site security details or workers’ medical and disciplinary files. If an inspection or scheduling report matters, identify its date and custodian for review. Document a workplace concern through the authorized reporting process rather than changing project records to improve your account.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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