Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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)
2,289,770	0.3 %	$59.56	$123,880	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$21.50	$31.56	$48.52	$75.54	(5)
Annual Wage (2)	$44,710	$65,650	$100,930	$157,120	(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	92,370	3.89	$78.34	$162,960
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	70,310	0.66	$38.30	$79,670
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	69,980	4.85	$75.41	$156,860
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	59,460	2.84	$78.04	$162,320
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	58,220	1.06	$50.73	$105,510

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)	2,150	9.61	$67.68	$140,780
Sound Recording Industries	1,170	6.69	$66.59	$138,500
Grantmaking and Giving Services	8,490	5.97	$68.21	$141,880
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	24,940	5.74	$66.16	$137,620
Other Investment Pools and Funds	490	5.71	$78.19	$162,630

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	680	3.70	$102.81	$213,840
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	24,270	2.61	$93.90	$195,320
Scientific Research and Development Services	17,340	2.57	$88.93	$184,970
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	2,080	2.51	$84.38	$175,510
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	2,240	1.43	$84.11	$174,950

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	249,800	14.69	0.93	$66.17	$137,640
Texas	195,730	16.16	1.02	$60.51	$125,870
New York	163,250	17.39	1.10	$75.13	$156,260
Florida	123,800	14.38	0.91	$54.14	$112,600
Illinois	122,790	20.49	1.30	$60.57	$125,990

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	25,930	36.39	2.30	$72.58	$150,970
Utah	44,760	30.75	1.94	$39.60	$82,370
Massachusetts	77,580	21.72	1.37	$65.30	$135,820
Alaska	6,790	21.54	1.36	$54.13	$112,580
Mississippi	23,850	21.22	1.34	$37.41	$77,800

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	43,070	10.63	0.67	$80.58	$167,600
New York	163,250	17.39	1.10	$75.13	$156,260
Rhode Island	5,730	11.88	0.75	$74.95	$155,910
Connecticut	30,330	18.27	1.15	$74.95	$155,890
District of Columbia	25,930	36.39	2.30	$72.58	$150,970

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	155,010	16.32	1.03	$81.05	$168,590
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	98,380	21.19	1.34	$64.39	$133,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	93,680	15.31	0.97	$68.01	$141,460
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	71,200	22.71	1.44	$73.83	$153,570
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	62,620	22.70	1.43	$69.21	$143,950
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	59,730	16.74	1.06	$63.80	$132,710
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	58,320	21.74	1.37	$59.01	$122,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	52,040	17.45	1.10	$67.19	$139,750
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	41,470	17.14	1.08	$76.53	$159,190
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	39,140	15.11	0.96	$57.38	$119,360