Foreman
Impact: Direct operational and project success.
Supervises and coordinates the activities of workers engaged in construction, manufacturing, maintenance, or other operational tasks. Ensures projects are completed on time, within budget, and to quality standards, while maintaining a safe work environment.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Occasional local travel between job sites.
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours per week
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $65,000
- Entry-level
- $45,000
- Senior
- $90,000
- Growth by 2033
- 8%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- 35%
- Typical student debt
- $0 - $10,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Project Management
- Blueprint Reading
- Safety Regulations
- Equipment Operation
- Quality Control
Soft skills
- Leadership
- Problem-solving
- Communication
- Decision-making
- Time Management
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma or GED
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Lead Hand
- Foreman
- Superintendent
- Project Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 5%
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 2.5/10
- Prestige
- 6.5/10
- Social perception
- High