General & operations managers

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce

1.01M

Average Age

43.7

Estimated Job Growth

5.78%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$93,669

Average Male Salary

$102,743

Average Female Salary

$74,374

About

General & operations managers are most often employed by the Restaurants & Food Services industry. The average yearly wage for General & operations managers was $93,669 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most General & operations managers are South of Market & Potrero PUMA, CA, Stamford & Greenwich Towns PUMA, CT, and West Town, Near West Side & Lower West Side PUMA, IL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of General & operations managers are Gwinnett County (East) PUMA, GA, Far Southeast New Mexico PUMA, NM, and South of Market & Potrero PUMA, CA.

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Employment and salary information for the General & operations managers workforce. General & operations managers workforce in 2020 was 1,005,748 people, of which 32% were women and 68% were men. General & operations managers are paid most in Glades & Western Communities PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Gwinnett County (East) PUMA, GA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

684,051

Male Workforce

± 20.3k

321,697

Female Workforce

± 13.9k

The General & operations managers workforce in 2020 was 1,005,748 people (32% women and 68% men). This implies an average annual growth of 6.71% between 2014 (942,521) and 2020 (1,005,748).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for General & operations managers.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Massachusetts ($112,927), Connecticut ($112,501), and New Jersey ($110,620).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$93,669

AVERAGE WAGE

#51 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, General & operations managers earned an average of $93,669, $37,715 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of General & operations managers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.38

WAGE GINI

In 2020, General & operations managers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.38, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for General & operations managers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for General & operations managers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ General & operations managers and on wages for those in the field. Restaurants & Food Services is the industry that employs the most General & operations managers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for General & operations managers, by average wage, is Prefabricated wood buildings & mobile homes ($247,701).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

1.01M

2020 Workforce

± 24,538

4.15%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.35%

This graphic shows the share of General & operations managers employed by various industries. Restaurants & Food Services employs the largest share of General & operations managers at 64.4%, followed by Construction with 22.3% and Traveler accommodation with 13.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on General & operations managers in the US. The workforce of General & operations managers in 2020 was 1,005,748 people, with 32% woman, and 68% men. The average age of male General & operations managers in the workforce is 44.4 and of female General & operations managers is 42.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for General & operations managers is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of General & operations managers in 2020 was 1,005,748 people, with 32% woman, and 68% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (141,056 people), 40 to 44 years (137,087 people), and 30 to 34 years (132,615 people). Among them they concentrated 40.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 11.8% of General & operations managers workers were Hispanic and 88.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (75.3%), Puerto Rican (17.8)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.92)%

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Races

In 2020, 81.1% of the General & operations managers workforce were White, of which 30.7% were women and 69.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (6.75%) and Asian (4.61%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for General & operations managers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for General & operations managers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Construction.

Among the necessary skills for General & operations managers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that General & operations managers need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by General & operations managers in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (167,026 people), Engineering (45,856 people), and Social Sciences (37,984 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the General & operations managers workers were Bachelors Degree (331,005 people), Some college (253,321 people), and High School or Equivalent (173,680 people).

The graphic shows the General & operations managers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

Chart

Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for General & operations managers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. General & operations managers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, Monitoring.

Projections

Projections on job growth for General and Operations Managers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but General and Operations Managers are expected to see a growth of 5.78% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is General and Operations Managers.

5.78%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for General & operations managers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.