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crane crew supervisor

Crane crew supervisors are present to supervise crane operations. They keep an eye on safety and make sure regulations are followed. The supervisor takes quick decisions to resolve problems.

crane crew supervisor crane crew supervisors are present to supervise crane operations. They keep an eye on safety and make sure regulations are followed. The supervisor takes quick decisions to resolve problems. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include mechanical tools, mechanical systems, crane load charts, manage health and safety standards, monitor stock level.

AI exposure
5.0/10
automation risk

Pay in the UK

UK: median £45,021 a year for Construction and building trades supervisors (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)

Middle half of full-time jobs: £37,035 to £53,679 a year

UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 5330). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)

Pay in India (occupation group)

Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Technicians and associate professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only crane crew supervisor, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.

Urban India
₹31,909 a month
Rural India
₹18,966 a month
All India
₹26,175 a month

Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 3. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report

Top skills

mechanical tools mechanical systems crane load charts manage health and safety standards monitor stock level work in a construction team inspect construction supplies ensure equipment availability plan resource allocation plan shifts of employees

Knowledge you'll build

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Production and Processing
  • Administration and Management
  • Mechanical
  • Computers and Electronics
  • English Language
  • Mathematics
  • Public Safety and Security

What you'd actually do

  • Maintain a safe working environment by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.
  • Collaborate with workers and managers to solve work-related problems.
  • Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly.
  • Inform designated employees or departments of items loaded or problems encountered.
  • Inspect equipment for wear and for conformance to specifications.
  • Prepare and maintain work records and reports of information such as employee time and wages, daily receipts, or inspection results.

Tools & technology you'd use

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Frequently asked questions

What does crane crew supervisor do?

Crane crew supervisors are present to supervise crane operations. They keep an eye on safety and make sure regulations are followed. The supervisor takes quick decisions to resolve problems.

What skills does crane crew supervisor need?

The most in-demand skills for this role include mechanical tools, mechanical systems, crane load charts, manage health and safety standards, monitor stock level, work in a construction team. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Will AI replace crane crew supervisor?

Our AI-durability model gives crane crew supervisor a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

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