ATS Resume Optimization for Skilled Trades Supervisors
Skilled Trades Supervisor is a genuinely different job from Site Superintendent, even though US and UK statistics don't separate them: in Canada, the two occupations sit under different NOC codes entirely โ Site Superintendent falls under NOC 70010/70011 alongside Construction Manager, while Skilled Trades Supervisor maps to NOC 72014, the dedicated code for foremen and contractors leading masonry, roofing, glazing, painting, and flooring crews. WorkBC names NOC 72014 a 'High Opportunity Occupation,' projecting 4,570 openings between 2025 and 2035 with median BC earnings around $81,123. If you run the whole job site across every trade, that's Site Superintendent's territory; if you lead a single trade crew within someone else's site, this is your title. We rewrite your resume and LinkedIn profile so single-trade crew leadership reads as its own credential-backed specialty, not a watered-down superintendent rรฉsumรฉ.
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What recruiters and ATS filters look for in Skilled Trades Supervisor applications
- Trade-specific credentials as indexed โ Red Seal endorsement (Canada) or journeyman/master certification in your lead trade (masonry, roofing, glazing, painting, flooring), named explicitly
- Scope of authority quantified โ crew size led, trade(s) supervised, and site type โ distinguishing single-trade leadership from whole-site superintendent scope
- Safety and quality vocabulary recruiters filter on: toolbox talks, quality inspections, subcontractor coordination, code compliance for your trade
- Project context in parseable form โ project types, contract values on your scope, schedule milestones met for your crew
Keywords recruiters actually search for Skilled Trades Supervisor candidates
From our 2026 research into recruiter sourcing behavior for this role. Recruiter and ATS searches match exact strings โ these are the terms your resume and LinkedIn profile need to carry where your real experience supports them.
Titles & variants
Trade credentials
Trade specialization
Scope of authority
Safety & quality
Why this matters now
WorkBC names NOC 72014 โ the Canadian code covering contractors and supervisors in masonry, roofing, glazing, painting, and flooring trades โ a 'High Opportunity Occupation,' projecting 4,570 job openings between 2025 and 2035 with median earnings of roughly $81,123, the clearest independent data found for this title in any region.
In the US and UK, Skilled Trades Supervisor and Site Superintendent share the same occupational code (SOC 47-1011 and SOC 5330, respectively), which means recruiters there rely on scope and seniority language alone to tell the two apart โ making the single-trade vs. whole-site distinction the single most important thing your resume needs to signal.
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