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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.
What a general and operations manager does
Become a general and operations manager
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good general and operations manager
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
- Understanding people's reactions.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $62 per hour with a typical salary of $124,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $38 and $89 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $37,200 and $148,000 per year.
- 54% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $35 per hour with a typical salary of $34,500 per year.
- 25.4% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
General And Operations Manager job outlook
- There are 53,977 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 6,527 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 13% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.