Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

11-1021 General and Operations Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. Excludes First-Line Supervisors.

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
2,212,200	0.3 %	$59.35	$123,460	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$21.40	$31.53	$48.27	$75.28	(5)
Annual Wage (2)	$44,510	$65,590	$100,410	$156,580	(5)

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises	88,460	3.80	$78.13	$162,510
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	70,770	0.67	$37.49	$77,970
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	65,640	4.79	$75.70	$157,460
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	58,940	2.93	$78.78	$163,860
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	56,810	1.04	$49.12	$102,180

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	2,090	9.13	$62.99	$131,010
Grantmaking and Giving Services	8,440	5.92	$67.89	$141,210
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	24,880	5.71	$64.64	$134,460
Office Administrative Services	26,540	5.39	$66.69	$138,710
Land Subdivision	2,060	5.18	$69.81	$145,200

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	670	3.72	$101.27	$210,640
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	22,480	2.45	$93.74	$194,990
Scientific Research and Development Services	15,990	2.47	$87.93	$182,900
Oil and Gas Extraction	4,470	3.30	$86.04	$178,960
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	160	3.57	$82.65	$171,920

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	255,210	15.29	0.99	$65.42	$136,080
Texas	165,360	13.91	0.90	$65.15	$135,510
New York	160,760	17.46	1.13	$73.04	$151,920
Illinois	118,820	20.05	1.29	$59.70	$124,190
Florida	97,630	11.60	0.75	$56.65	$117,820

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	26,210	37.00	2.38	$71.74	$149,220
Utah	39,810	28.22	1.82	$40.34	$83,910
Mississippi	25,330	22.63	1.46	$38.65	$80,390
Massachusetts	74,260	21.05	1.36	$64.40	$133,950
Georgia	90,560	21.04	1.36	$54.24	$112,810

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey	42,930	10.71	0.69	$80.67	$167,790
New York	160,760	17.46	1.13	$73.04	$151,920
District of Columbia	26,210	37.00	2.38	$71.74	$149,220
Delaware	4,010	9.05	0.58	$71.69	$149,120
Connecticut	31,660	19.13	1.23	$71.05	$147,770

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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	110,390	16.49	1.06	$82.38	$171,360
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division	77,300	21.11	1.36	$64.78	$134,740
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	68,760	15.52	1.00	$66.73	$138,800
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	60,740	23.19	1.49	$58.86	$122,430
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division	57,710	22.91	1.48	$73.09	$152,030
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	45,590	15.56	1.00	$72.37	$150,530
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division	41,160	22.37	1.44	$71.68	$149,090
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	37,890	19.14	1.23	$49.16	$102,240
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	37,280	14.96	0.96	$70.03	$145,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	31,850	16.48	1.06	$58.07	$120,800