There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a water superintendent. For example, did you know that they make an average of $35.84 an hour? That's $74,550 a year!
Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 6% and produce 150,600 job opportunities across the U.S.
There are certain skills that many water superintendents 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 management skills, communication skills and time-management skills.
When it comes to the most important skills required to be a water superintendent, we found that a lot of resumes listed 13.3% of water superintendents included osha, while 10.7% of resumes included water distribution, and 10.7% of resumes included construction projects. 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 water superintendent job title. But what industry to start with? Most water superintendents actually find jobs in the government and utilities industries.
If you're interested in becoming a water superintendent, one of the first things to consider is how much education you need. We've determined that 27.8% of water superintendents have a bachelor's degree. In terms of higher education levels, we found that 9.7% of water superintendents have master's degrees. Even though some water superintendents 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 water superintendent. When we researched the most common majors for a water superintendent, we found that they most commonly earn bachelor's degree degrees or high school diploma degrees. Other degrees that we often see on water superintendent resumes include associate degree degrees or master's degree degrees.
You may find that experience in other jobs will help you become a water superintendent. In fact, many water superintendent jobs require experience in a role such as superintendent. Meanwhile, many water superintendents also have previous career experience in roles such as assistant superintendent or heavy equipment operator.
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As you move along in your career, you may start taking on more responsibilities or notice that you've taken on a leadership role. Using our career map, a water superintendent can determine their career goals through the career progression. For example, they could start out with a role such as public works director, progress to a title such as director and then eventually end up with the title vice president.
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The skills section on your resume can be almost as important as the experience section, so you want it to be an accurate portrayal of what you can do. Luckily, we've found all of the skills you'll need so even if you don't have these skills yet, you know what you need to work on. Out of all the resumes we looked through, 13.3% of water superintendents listed osha on their resume, but soft skills such as management skills and communication skills are important as well.