How to become a supervisor or General foreman
Official title: Supervisor/General foreman (building and related trades)
Also called: Architectural supervisor, Building construction general foreman, Building construction supervisor, Building general foreman, Building supervisor, Building trades general foreman, Building trades supervisor, Civil engineering construction general foreman, Civil engineering construction supervisor, Construction chargehand, Construction general foreman, Construction supervisor
Supervisor/General foreman (building and related trades) supervises activities of a distinct unit at a construction site, controls and coordinates the activities of workers who are engaged in various occupations.
Main tasks
- Interpreting specifications and job orders
- Determining sequence of operations and use of equipment
- Estimating manpower requirements
- Assigning duties to workers
- Analysing and resolving work problems
- Coordinating the work of one or more units with other units
- Recommending or initiating personnel action
- Supervising co-workers and helping them in their work
Ways in
- Polytechnic or ITE: Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Architectural Technology & Building Services (Temasek Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $41,760 a year. The middle half earn $24,000 to $57,600 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a supervisor or General foreman?
Ways in include: Polytechnic diploma.
How much does a supervisor or General foreman earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $41,760 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $24,000 to $57,600.
Will AI change the work of a supervisor or General foreman?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026