The map below shows you the number of first-line production supervisor job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where first-line production supervisors earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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First-Line Production Supervisor

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2,184

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First-Line Production Supervisors

What is a first-line production supervisor?

Overview

First-line production supervisor jobs

Jobs

First-line production supervisor salary

Salary

First-line production supervisor skills

Skills

What does a first-line production supervisor do

What They Do

First-line production supervisor education

Education

First-line production supervisor demographics

Demographics

Best companies for first-line production supervisors

Best Companies

Best states for first-line production supervisor

Best States

Best cities for a first-line production supervisor

Best Cities

First-line production supervisor trends

Job Outlook

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	90	0.00%
2020	85	0.00%
2019	90	0.00%
2018	89	0.00%
2017	87	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$63,366	$30.46	+2.5%
2024	$61,814	$29.72	+1.5%
2023	$60,916	$29.29	+2.6%
2022	$59,354	$28.54	+1.9%
2021	$58,255	$28.01	+2.6%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Iowa	3,145,711	798	25%
2	Indiana	6,666,818	1,548	23%
3	Minnesota	5,576,606	1,210	22%
4	Wisconsin	5,795,483	1,215	21%
5	Kentucky	4,454,189	941	21%
6	New Hampshire	1,342,795	272	20%
7	Maine	1,335,907	262	20%
8	Ohio	11,658,609	2,184	19%
9	Nebraska	1,920,076	363	19%
10	Kansas	2,913,123	517	18%
11	Massachusetts	6,859,819	1,154	17%
12	Missouri	6,113,532	1,012	17%
13	Utah	3,101,833	532	17%
14	North Dakota	755,393	125	17%
15	Vermont	623,657	104	17%
16	Illinois	12,802,023	2,102	16%
17	Georgia	10,429,379	1,687	16%
18	Tennessee	6,715,984	1,108	16%
19	Colorado	5,607,154	919	16%
20	Michigan	9,962,311	1,503	15%

Job outlook for first-line production supervisors in the United States

First-line production supervisor job and salary trends over time

First-line production supervisor jobs over time

First-line production supervisor job growth rate over time

Average first-line production supervisor salary over time

First-line production supervisor salary by year

First-line production supervisor jobs by state

Most common states for first-line production supervisors

First-line production supervisor jobs