General and Operations Managers

This post summarizes key statistics on General and Operations Managers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 36,733
25 54,070
30 67,975
35 81,029
40 89,182
45 92,693
50 99,902
55 102,621
60 97,733
65 96,396


Hours Worked Share
0-20 1.70
20-39 4.90
39-41 39.20
41-50 34.90
50-60 14.70
More than 60 4.50

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for General and Operations Managers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
11.80 60,765 Eating and drinking places
5.10 97,842 All construction
2.80 114,837 Computer and data processing services
2.60 81,029 Trucking service
2.40 73,300 Hotels and motels
2.40 62,663 Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services
2.20 146,601 Radio and television broadcasting and cable
2.00 82,393 Services incidental to transportation
1.90 87,544 Management and public relations services
1.70 85,517 Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices

This table highlights the top industries people working as General and Operations Managers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as General and Operations Managers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as General and Operations Managers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as General and Operations Managers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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