Piping Foreman

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a foreman. For example, did you know that they make an average of $21.88 an hour? That’s $45,503 a year!

Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow -3% and produce -400 job opportunities across the U.S.

What Does a Foreman Do

There are certain skills that many foremen have in order to accomplish their responsibilities. By taking a look through resumes, we were able to narrow down the most common skills for a person in this position. We discovered that a lot of resumes listed physical stamina, communication skills and listening skills.

When it comes to the most important skills required to be a foreman, we found that a lot of resumes listed 8.9% of foremen included crew members, while 6.6% of resumes included cdl, and 6.4% of resumes included osha. Hard skills like these are helpful to have when it comes to performing essential job responsibilities.

When it comes to searching for a job, many search for a key term or phrase. Instead, it might be more helpful to search by industry, as you might be missing jobs that you never thought about in industries that you didn’t even think offered positions related to the foreman job title. But what industry to start with? Most foremen actually find jobs in the construction and utilities industries.

How To Become a Foreman

If you’re interested in becoming a foreman, one of the first things to consider is how much education you need. We’ve determined that 17.0% of foremen have a bachelor’s degree. In terms of higher education levels, we found that 1.6% of foremen have master’s degrees. Even though some foremen have a college degree, it’s possible to become one with only a high school degree or GED.

Choosing the right major is always an important step when researching how to become a foreman. When we researched the most common majors for a foreman, we found that they most commonly earn high school diploma degrees or bachelor’s degree degrees. Other degrees that we often see on foreman resumes include associate degree degrees or diploma degrees.

You may find that experience in other jobs will help you become a foreman. In fact, many foreman jobs require experience in a role such as supervisor. Meanwhile, many foremen also have previous career experience in roles such as carpenter or superintendent.

FOREMAN CAREER PATHS

In addition to switching up your job search, it might prove helpful to look at a career path for your specific job. Now, what’s a career path you ask? Well, it’s practically a map that shows how you might advance from one job title to another. Our career paths are especially detailed with salary changes. So, for example, if you started out with the role of supervisor you might progress to a role such as superintendent eventually. Later on in your career, you could end up with the title project superintendent.

FOREMAN

SUPERVISOR
Project Superintendent
10 Years

CREW LEADER
General Superintendent
 11 Years

SUPERVISOR
Terminal Manager
9 Years

SUPERINTENDENT
Construction Superintendent
9 Years

OWNER/OPERATOR
Senior Construction Manager
14 Years

OWNER
Facilities Maintenance Manager
10 Years

CREW LEADER
Plant Superintendent
9 Years

ASSISTANT MANAGER
Transportation Manager
8 Years

TEAM LEADER
Production Supervisor
Assistant Plant Manager
7 Years

LEAD PERSON
Production Supervisor
Distribution Supervisor
6 Years

MANAGER
Service Manager
Installation Manager
6 Years

FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN
Field Supervisor
Field Operation Manager
8 Years

HVAC TECHNICIAN
Journeyman Section Chief
Operations Superintendent
9 Years

OWNER
Maintenance Manager Facilities Maintenance Manager
Facilities Project Manager
9 Years

SHOP FOREMAN
Field Service Technician Field Supervisor
Project And Field Manager
8 Years

HVAC TECHNICIAN
Journeyman
Systems Supervisor
5 Years

OWNER
Project Superintendent
District Commercial Superintendent
10 Years

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
Mechanics Supervisor Mechanical Superintendent
Area Superintendent
9 Years

ESTIMATOR
Senior Estimator
Construction Consultant
11 Years

OPERATIONS MANAGER
Terminal ManagerCity Manager
Public Works Director
10 Years