Business & Finance
Operations Manager
Operations managers coordinate people, processes, and resources to deliver an organization's work efficiently. A broad, stable management path found in nearly every industry.
Median salary
$101,000
Typical range
$65k – $170k
Job outlook
+6% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Operations Manager
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Operations Manager Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Operations Manager
Entry / Junior
$65,000
~2 yrs to advance
Operations Manager
Established
$101,000
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Operations Manager
Senior
$135,500
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Coordinate teams and processes
- •Manage budgets
- •Improve efficiency
Fields of study
Business · Operations Management · Industrial Engineering
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.
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