Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

11-1021 General and Operations Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. 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. Usually manage through subordinate supervisors. Excludes First-Line Supervisors.

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

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
2,400,280	0.3 %	$59.15	$123,030	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$21.66	$31.57	$48.45	$75.69	(5)
Annual Wage (2)	$45,050	$65,660	$100,780	$157,430	(5)

Industry profile for this occupation:

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	96,400	3.91	$77.75	$161,720
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	76,040	5.10	$75.08	$156,170
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	75,760	0.70	$38.10	$79,240
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	61,450	4.30	$62.00	$128,960
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	61,150	2.81	$78.80	$163,890

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)	2,210	10.00	$67.13	$139,630
Sound Recording Industries	1,310	7.03	$66.56	$138,450
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	26,810	6.12	$64.57	$134,300
Other Investment Pools and Funds	580	6.06	$83.24	$173,130
Grantmaking and Giving Services	8,530	5.94	$69.35	$144,240

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	600	3.15	$105.07	$218,550
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	27,270	2.90	$91.34	$189,990
Scientific Research and Development Services	18,380	2.60	$91.03	$189,340
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	2,690	1.70	$84.21	$175,170
Other Investment Pools and Funds	580	6.06	$83.24	$173,130

Geographic profile for this occupation:

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	259,550	14.93	0.91	$65.89	$137,050
Texas	217,080	17.46	1.07	$58.30	$121,270
New York	168,730	17.72	1.08	$74.83	$155,640
Florida	147,680	16.79	1.03	$50.61	$105,260
Illinois	128,580	21.34	1.31	$59.41	$123,570

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	25,630	35.43	2.17	$73.56	$153,000
Utah	47,380	31.50	1.93	$39.96	$83,130
Massachusetts	82,190	22.71	1.39	$66.28	$137,870
Illinois	128,580	21.34	1.31	$59.41	$123,570
Alaska	6,760	21.32	1.30	$52.54	$109,290

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	46,400	11.35	0.69	$78.89	$164,090
Rhode Island	5,240	10.85	0.66	$75.83	$157,720
Connecticut	30,480	18.31	1.12	$75.56	$157,170
New York	168,730	17.72	1.08	$74.83	$155,640
District of Columbia	25,630	35.43	2.17	$73.56	$153,000

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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	162,730	16.85	1.03	$80.36	$167,160
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	101,960	21.80	1.33	$63.72	$132,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	96,500	15.47	0.95	$66.70	$138,740
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	73,850	23.23	1.42	$73.22	$152,300
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	66,810	23.88	1.46	$69.87	$145,330
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	65,040	17.79	1.09	$64.59	$134,340
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	55,680	18.24	1.12	$61.30	$127,510
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	55,440	20.21	1.24	$59.32	$123,390
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	47,650	18.03	1.10	$53.70	$111,690
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	44,500	18.00	1.10	$74.93	$155,850