Production supervisor

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Key facts

+1.9%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: low according to the ILO, high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +1.9% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Manufacturing supervisors (ISCO 3122). Manufacturing supervisors coordinate and supervise the activities of process control technicians, machine operators, assemblers, and other manufacturing labourers.

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335 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

aeroplane assembly safety supervisor
aeroplane assembly supervisor
aeroplane engineering compliance supervisor
aeroplane quality compliance inspector
aeroplane quality compliance supervisor
aircraft assembly safety supervisor
aircraft assembly quality inspector
aircraft assembly quality supervisor
aircraft assembly supervisor
aircraft engineering compliance supervisor
aircraft quality compliance inspector
aircraft quality compliance supervisor
animal feed production processor
animal feed quality controller
animal feed supervisor
assembling room foreman
assembling room forewoman
assembling room supervisor
assembling team leader
assembly chargehand
assembly co-ordinator
assembly controller
assembly foreman
assembly forewoman
assembly line supervisor
assembly overseer
assembly planner
assembly room foreman
assembly room forewoman
assembly room supervisor
assembly supervisor
assembly team leader
boat assembly quality inspector
boat assembly quality supervisor
boat assembly safety supervisor
boat assembly supervisor
boat engineering compliance supervisor
boat quality compliance supervisor
carriage assembly supervisor
carriage production supervisor
chemical plant process supervisor
chemical plant production supervisor
chemical plant quality supervisor
chemical processing quality assurance supervisor
chemical processing quality supervisor
chemical processing supervisor
chemical production process supervisor
chemical production quality assurance supervisor
chemical production quality tester
chemical production supervisor
coffee coordinator
consumer goods manufacturing supervisor
consumer goods production controller
consumer goods production foreman
consumer goods production forewoman
consumer goods production overseer
consumer goods production quality supervisor
consumer goods production supervisor
consumer goods quality control operator
container equipment assembly line machine supervisor
container equipment assembly line senior operative
container equipment assembly line senior operator
container equipment assembly line supervisor
container equipment assembly supervisor
container equipment bench precision supervisor
container equipment electronic supervisor
container equipment final supervisor
container equipment machine assembler supervisor
container equipment machine assembly supervisor
container equipment manufacturing assembler supervisor
container equipment mechanical assembler supervisor
container equipment production line supervisor
container equipment sub assembler supervisor
container equipment supervisor worker
controller at paper mill
controller of wood production
dairy employee
dairy process technician
dairy processing technician
dairy technician
distillery manager
distillery supervisor
distilling supervisor
electrical equipment manufacturing manager
electrical equipment manufacturing supervisor
electrical equipment production line manager
electrical equipment production line supervisor
electrical equipment production manager
electrical equipment production supervisor
electrical production supervisor
electronics manufacturing manager
electronics manufacturing supervisor
electronics production line supervisor
electronics production manager
electronics production supervisor
feed manufacturer
fodder production supervisor
food manufacturing planner
food manufacturing supervisor
food production planner
food production planning expert
food production planning specialist
food production supervisor
food quality control operator
footwear assembling room supervisor
footwear assembly supervisor
footwear closing room supervisor
footwear cutting room supervisor
footwear finishing room supervisor
footwear lasting supervisor
footwear manufacturing supervisor
footwear product inspection supervisor
footwear production foreman
footwear production forewoman
footwear production inspector
footwear production supervisor
goods compliance supervisor
goods production supervisor
green coffee co-ordinator
green coffee manager
green coffee supervisor
green coffee coordinator
helicopter assembly safety supervisor
helicopter engineering compliance supervisor
industrial assembly supervisor
lasting supervisor
lead machine operative
lead machinist
lead maintenance precision operative
leading machinist
leadingmachinist
leather goods closing room supervisor
leather goods cutting room supervisor
leather goods finishing room supervisor
leather goods production foreman
leather goods production forewoman
leather goods production inspector
leather goods production supervisor
leather product manufacturing foreman
leather product manufacturing forewoman
leather products supervisor
leather tannery supervisor
livestock feed supervisor
locomotive assembly supervisor
locomotive production supervisor
machine adjuster charge hand
machine and assembly supervisor
machine charge hand
machine operator supervisor
machine setter supervisor
machine setter team leader
machine shop supervisor
machine team leader
machinery assembly supervisor
machining and assembly supervisor
machining and assembly team leader
machining department supervisor
malt house coordinator
malt house manager
malt house supervisor
malt supervisor
malting supervisor
manager at paper mill
manager in electronics manufacturing
manager of electrical equipment manufacturing
manager of optical instrument production
manager of wood production
manufacturing machine adjuster supervisor
manufacturing supervisor
manufacturing supervisor, consumer goods
manufacturing supervisor, food
master bookbinder
master printer
mechanical operations supervisor
mechanical supervisor
melter manager
melter supervisor
metal fabricating manager
metal fabricating supervisor
metal fabrication manager
metal fabrication supervisor
metal production overseer
metal production superintendent
metal production supervisor
metal-production superintendent
motor vehicle assembly chargehand
motor vehicle assembly foreman
motor vehicle assembly forewoman
motor vehicle assembly supervisor
motor vehicle assembly team leader
motor vehicle production chargehand
motor vehicle production foreman
motor vehicle production forewoman
motor vehicle production line chargehand
motor vehicle production line foreman
motor vehicle production line forewoman
motor vehicle production line team leader
motor vehicle production team leader
multiple unit assembly supervisor
multiple unit production supervisor
operations controller at paper mill
optical equipment assembly manager
optical equipment manufacturing supervisor
optical equipment production manager
optical instrument assembly supervisor
optical instrument manufacturing supervisor
optical instrument production line manager
optical instrument production manager
optical instrument production supervisor
overseer at paper mill
overseer of wood production
paper mill controller
paper mill manager
paper mill operations controller
paper mill overseer
paper mill senior manager
paper mill supervisor
plastic and rubber goods production supervisor
plastic and rubber products manufacturing supervisor
plastic goods manufacturing supervisor
plastic goods production supervisor
plastic products manufacturing supervisor
plastics and rubber goods manufacturing coordinator
plastics and rubber goods manufacturing manager
plastics and rubber goods manufacturing supervisor
plastics and rubber goods production supervisor
plastics and rubber products manufacturing coordinator
plastics and rubber products manufacturing manager
plastics and rubber products manufacturing supervisor
plastics products manufacturing supervisor
precision machine setter supervisor
precision machinery production supervisor
precision maintenance and assembly supervisor
precision maintenance machine adjuster supervisor
precision maintenance machine and assembly maintenance team leader
precision maintenance machine charge hand
precision maintenance machine shop manager
precision maintenance machine shop supervisor
precision maintenance machine team leader
precision maintenance machining and assembly manager
precision maintenance machining and assembly supervisor
precision maintenance machining department supervisor
precision maintenance machining supervisor
precision mechanics supervisor
print and production supervisor
print production supervisor
print senior operator
print senior specialist
print senior technician
print shop supervisor
print studio supervisor
print studio team leader
print studio teamleader
production assembly supervisor
production controller
production foreman
production forewoman
production line supervisor
production machine supervisor
production overseer
production plant supervisor
production process supervisor
production quality supervisor
production schedule supervisor
production supervisor
production supervisor in electrical equipment manufacturing
production supervisor in electronics manufacturing
production supervisor in the printing industry
production team leader
quality control operator
quality control supervisor
quality supervisor
rail traction production supervisor
rail vehicle assembly supervisor
rail vehicle production supervisor
railcar assembly supervisor
railcar production supervisor
railway vehicle assembly supervisor
railway vehicle production supervisor
rolling stock assembly quality supervisor
rolling stock assembly supervisor
rolling stock production supervisor
rolling stock production supervisor supervisor
rubber footwear moulding supervisor
rubber goods manufacturing supervisor
rubber goods production supervisor
rubber products manufacturing supervisor
saw mill controller
saw mill overseer
saw mill senior manager
saw mill supervisor
sawmill controller
sawmill overseer
sawmill senior manager
sawmill supervisor
ship assembly quality supervisor
ship assembly safety supervisor
ship assembly supervisor
ship engineering compliance supervisor
ship quality compliance supervisor
superintendent in the printing industry
supervisor at paper mill
supervisor in electronics manufacturing
supervisor in wood production
supervisor of electrical equipment manufacturing
supervisor of electronics production line
supervisor of optical instrument production
supervisor of wood production
textile operation supervisor
textile operations coordinator
textile operations manager
textile operations supervisor
textile production manager
textile production operations manager
traction assembly supervisor
vessel assembly quality supervisor
vessel assembly safety supervisor
vessel assembly supervisor
vessel engineering compliance supervisor
vessel quality compliance supervisor
wagon assembly supervisor
wagon production supervisor
waste management supervisor
wood assembly controller
wood assembly manager
wood assembly overseer
wood assembly supervisor
wood production controller
wood production manager
wood production overseer
wood production supervisor
wooden assembly controller
wooden assembly manager
wooden assembly overseer
wooden assembly supervisor

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Gauges

Risk 4/5 · High

AI exposureHighBLS AI exposure category "high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (low)

Employment outlookDeclineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (First-line supervisors of production and operating workers; Industrial production managers)

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayHighBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $80,405

EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics

Checked on 27 October 2026.