Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

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.


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)
2,188,870 0.3 % $58.70 $122,090 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $21.29 $31.20 $47.74 $74.53 (5)
Annual Wage (2) $44,290 $64,890 $99,310 $155,020 (5)


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 86,410 3.75 $76.55 $159,220
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 70,460 0.68 $36.35 $75,610
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 65,420 4.91 $75.92 $157,910
Local Government (OES Designation) 57,250 1.06 $47.76 $99,330
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 56,300 2.86 $79.31 $164,970

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) 1,800 7.77 $64.51 $134,180
Grantmaking and Giving Services 8,290 5.96 $65.40 $136,040
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 24,980 5.81 $62.94 $130,910
Office Administrative Services 25,350 5.27 $65.43 $136,090
Land Subdivision 2,040 5.06 $69.73 $145,040

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Securities and Commodity Exchanges 220 4.74 $98.49 $204,870
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds 200 4.04 $94.60 $196,770
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 600 3.41 $94.40 $196,350
Other Financial Investment Activities 13,840 3.03 $90.54 $188,320
Oil and Gas Extraction 5,360 2.96 $90.37 $187,960


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 261,780 16.40 1.05 $64.23 $133,590
Texas 168,610 14.36 0.92 $64.04 $133,200
New York 162,870 17.90 1.15 $71.59 $148,910
Illinois 121,040 20.50 1.32 $56.95 $118,450
Georgia 90,520 21.48 1.38 $54.84 $114,070




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 26,610 37.89 2.43 $70.53 $146,710
Utah 36,200 26.33 1.69 $41.20 $85,700
Mississippi 24,110 21.58 1.38 $40.75 $84,750
Georgia 90,520 21.48 1.38 $54.84 $114,070
Massachusetts 71,880 20.78 1.33 $62.99 $131,010




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 44,800 11.33 0.73 $81.02 $168,510
Delaware 4,080 9.26 0.59 $71.69 $149,110
New York 162,870 17.90 1.15 $71.59 $148,910
District of Columbia 26,610 37.89 2.43 $70.53 $146,710
Connecticut 33,280 19.97 1.28 $69.36 $144,280





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 111,740 16.97 1.09 $81.48 $169,470
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 76,760 21.10 1.35 $61.50 $127,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 70,520 16.71 1.07 $65.33 $135,890
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 60,130 23.55 1.51 $59.90 $124,590
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 58,160 23.35 1.50 $72.17 $150,110
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 47,800 16.29 1.04 $72.56 $150,920
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 38,280 21.23 1.36 $71.21 $148,120
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 36,510 15.03 0.96 $70.14 $145,900
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 32,210 16.64 1.07 $49.56 $103,090
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 28,920 15.14 0.97 $55.23 $114,870




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 3,380 32.72 2.10 $44.09 $91,700
St. George, UT 1,910 31.74 2.04 $29.94 $62,260
Logan, UT-ID 1,530 28.45 1.82 $31.55 $65,620
Santa Fe, NM 1,730 28.04 1.80 $45.71 $95,070
Jackson, MS 7,280 27.73 1.78 $42.34 $88,060
Provo-Orem, UT 5,970 27.17 1.74 $39.55 $82,270
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 4,040 26.71 1.71 $59.23 $123,190
Salt Lake City, UT 17,510 25.76 1.65 $46.76 $97,250
Bloomington, IL 2,140 23.75 1.52 $47.00 $97,770
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 60,130 23.55 1.51 $59.90 $124,590




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 9,490 22.66 1.45 $86.39 $179,690
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 14,240 12.30 0.79 $83.93 $174,570
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 111,740 16.97 1.09 $81.48 $169,470
Trenton, NJ 2,540 11.23 0.72 $80.08 $166,560
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division 19,310 18.09 1.16 $78.86 $164,020
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 17,380 16.63 1.07 $77.45 $161,090
Odessa, TX 1,280 18.79 1.21 $74.22 $154,370
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 3,320 9.58 0.61 $73.26 $152,370
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 47,800 16.29 1.04 $72.56 $150,920
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 58,160 23.35 1.50 $72.17 $150,110

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 5,000 23.19 1.49 $36.81 $76,560
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 4,580 19.99 1.28 $43.52 $90,520
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 3,810 11.52 0.74 $46.66 $97,060
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 3,800 19.89 1.28 $42.69 $88,800
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 3,600 15.72 1.01 $42.41 $88,220

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wasatch Back nonmetropolitan area 1,340 40.67 2.61 $38.34 $79,740
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area 1,250 29.22 1.87 $34.88 $72,550
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 260 29.12 1.87 $43.38 $90,240
Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard nonmetropolitan area 490 28.44 1.82 $53.83 $111,970
Southwest Utah nonmetropolitan area 630 27.37 1.76 $29.06 $60,440

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Alamos County, New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 180 11.94 0.77 $99.06 $206,040
West Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 810 12.60 0.81 $61.55 $128,020
Southwest Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 1,170 19.30 1.24 $58.70 $122,110
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 2,740 10.74 0.69 $58.04 $120,720
Far West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 1,190 18.31 1.17 $57.90 $120,430


About May 2016 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2017