Manufacturing Supervisor (Aerospace)
Impact: Operational efficiency, Quality assurance, Team productivity
Oversee production processes and teams in aerospace manufacturing, ensuring quality, efficiency, and safety standards are met.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- 80% Team / 20% Solo
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 45-55 hours/week
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $90,000
- Entry-level
- $65,000 - $75,000
- Senior
- $115,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 5% (average)
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High to 70-80% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $20,000 - $40,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Quality Control
- Production Planning
- Supply Chain Management
- CAD Software
- Safety Regulations
- Process Improvement
Soft skills
- Leadership
- Problem-solving
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Attention to Detail
- Time Management
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 4-6 years
- Years to senior
- 8-12 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Team Lead
- Manufacturing Supervisor
- Production Manager
- Operations Director
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 25% to tasks like scheduling and data analysis are increasingly automated
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 3.8/10
- Work-life balance
- 2.8/10
- Prestige
- 6.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate