Management Occupation Profiles

The Management occupation profiles below include specific information about the nature of the work; average earnings; underlying training and education; related occupations; and corresponding academic programs.

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Fast Facts: As of 2008, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated 6,152,650 employed in the Management occupational group earning the mean annual income of $100,310.

Highest Paid Chief Executives Engineering Managers Natural Sciences Managers Computer and Information Systems Manager Marketing Managers

Lowest Paid Legislators Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center Farmers and Ranchers Food Service Managers Lodging Managers

 

What’s Hot: If financial reward is a motivating force, the Management occupational group can be extremely lucrative. All occupations listed in this section’s Best Paid Top 10 average over $100,000 annually, 18 of the 34 occupations average over $90,000 and 24 (or 70%) average over $75,000.

What’s Not: “Legislators” officially represent the Least Paid of the occupations averaging $37,980 annually. This can be somewhat ‘unrepresentative’ as many positions are part-time and the legislators make significant sums during their ‘off hours’ as for example, lawyers and investment bankers.

Sources: In addition to specific citations noted, supplementary source materials include the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• Administrative Services Managers
• Advertising and Promotions Managers
• Aquacultural Managers
• Chief Executives
• Compensation and Benefits Managers
• Computer and Information Systems Managers
• Construction Managers
• Crop and Livestock Managers
• Education Administrators
• Education Administrators
• Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School
• Education Administrators, Preschool and Child Care Center/Program
• Engineering Managers
• Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers
• Farmers and Ranchers
• Financial Managers
• Financial Managers, Branch or Department
• Food Service Managers
• Funeral Directors
• Gaming Managers
• General and Operations Managers

• Human Resources Managers
• Human Resources Managers
• Industrial Production Managers
• Legislators
• Lodging Managers
• Managers
• Marketing Managers
• Medical and Health Services Managers
• Natural Sciences Managers
• Nursery and Greenhouse Managers
• Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
• Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
• Public Relations Managers
• Purchasing Managers
• Sales Managers
• Social and Community Service Managers
• Storage and Distribution Managers
• Training and Development Managers
• Transportation Managers
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
• Treasurers and Controllers