Operations Specialties Managers Career

Vocational Programs for Operations Specialties Managers Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $155,150 and $75 per hour. 50 vocational programs could be taken for the Operations Specialties Managers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 2,513,900 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Operations Specialties Managers is $17,033. The average length of the programs is 577 hours and the average completion time is 12.81 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Operations Specialties Managers Career

The following 50 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Operations Specialties Managers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Operations Specialties Managers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Veterinary Office Management/Administration	2	$13,519	-	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences	265	$29,548	-	683 Hours	11.20 Months
Information Technology	266	$25,509	$1,581	1,147 Hours	11.83 Months
Information Science/Studies	85	$27,838	-	1,080 Hours	10.50 Months
Computer Science	63	$33,606	-	92 Hours	18.00 Months
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	71	$30,772	-	900 Hours	12.00 Months
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	408	$20,245	-	706 Hours	10.67 Months
Network and System Administration/Administrator	191	$15,670	$3,353	591 Hours	9.27 Months
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	76	$32,382	$6,855	448 Hours	18.33 Months
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	404	$21,156	$2,412	428 Hours	11.83 Months
Information Technology Project Management	16	$30,444	-	-	-
Industrial Engineering	9	$30,241	-	-	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	7	$29,880	-	-	-
Facilities Planning and Management	4	$20,778	-	-	-
Mathematics and Computer Science	4	$41,678	-	-	-
Historic Preservation and Conservation	11	$34,432	-	-	-
Accounting and Computer Science	3	$24,372	-	-	-
Human Computer Interaction	8	$43,091	-	-	-
Data Science, General	14	$37,974	-	-	-
Financial Analytics	2	$43,127	-	-	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	25	$24,445	-	-	-
Public Administration	30	$25,723	-	-	-
Building/Property Maintenance	108	$13,054	$1,202	673 Hours	8.17 Months
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager	50	$23,032	-	-	-
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology	27	$24,061	-	591 Hours	7.37 Months
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	21	$6,141	$256	-	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	17	$1,000	-	-	-
Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist	14	$12,295	$1,445	239 Hours	11.80 Months
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development	2	$40,410	-	-	-
Business/Commerce	223	$28,844	-	547 Hours	11.68 Months
Business Administration and Management	665	$29,282	$1,819	135 Hours	19.24 Months
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	26	$19,068	-	-	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	160	$3,000	$309	900 Hours	10.00 Months
Office Management and Supervision	180	$32,159	$2,392	133 Hours	30.00 Months
Operations Management and Supervision	63	$24,670	-	-	-
Customer Service Management	30	$18,287	-	-	-
Transportation/Mobility Management	25	$29,454	-	-	-
Risk Management	9	$28,162	-	-	-
Science/Technology Management	1	$20,939	-	-	-
Accounting and Finance	53	$34,862	-	-	-
Accounting and Business/Management	17	$25,712	$1,663	67 Hours	14.50 Months
Finance	47	$30,413	-	-	-
Credit Management	2	-	-	-	-
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)	6	$33,228	-	-	-
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	81	$14,804	$861	769 Hours	9.00 Months
Management Information Systems	68	$6,300	$132	840 Hours	8.00 Months
Information Resources Management	5	$28,469	-	-	-
Knowledge Management	5	$37,080	-	-	-
Management Information Systems and Services (other)	28	$28,867	-	-	-
Telecommunications Management	3	$32,486	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Operations Specialties Managers Career

The following 117 occupations are related to Operations Specialties Managers.

Related Occupations toOperations Specialties Managers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Chief Executives	211K	$258,900	$124
General and Operations Managers	3,508K	$129,330	$62
Marketing Managers	369K	$166,410	$80
Sales Managers	576K	$157,610	$76
Fundraising Managers	31,810	$133,620	$64
Administrative Services Managers	243K	$121,200	$58
Facilities Managers	131K	$111,110	$53
Computer and Information Systems Managers	593K	$180,720	$87
Financial Managers	787K	$174,820	$84
Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Purchasing Managers	77,530	$146,710	$71
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	199K	$111,870	$54
Human Resources Managers	201K	$154,740	$74
Construction Managers	329K	$116,960	$56
Architectural and Engineering Managers	208K	$172,290	$83
Medical and Health Services Managers	515K	$134,440	$65
Natural Sciences Managers	96,520	$169,120	$81
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	284K	$78,400	$38
Emergency Management Directors	11,910	$93,690	$45
Managers, All Other	590K	$146,320	$70
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Human Resources Specialists	896K	$76,060	$37
Logisticians	228K	$84,640	$41
Project Management Specialists	948K	$104,920	$50
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	99,850	$80,620	$39
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Accountants and Auditors	1,436K	$90,780	$44
Budget Analysts	47,310	$90,880	$44
Credit Analysts	73,200	$94,750	$46
Financial and Investment Analysts	325K	$112,950	$54
Personal Financial Advisors	272K	$150,670	$72
Financial Risk Specialists	55,290	$118,950	$57
Financial Examiners	63,440	$98,140	$47
Credit Counselors	27,950	$53,440	$26
Loan Officers	321K	$84,490	$41
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	50,250	$65,370	$31
Tax Preparers	81,650	$58,160	$28
Financial Specialists, All Other	123K	$89,650	$43
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Information Security Analysts	175K	$124,740	$60
Computer Network Support Specialists	159K	$78,640	$38
Computer User Support Specialists	690K	$63,640	$31
Computer Network Architects	174K	$133,930	$64
Database Administrators	76,140	$104,810	$50
Database Architects	59,920	$137,030	$66
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	323K	$100,580	$48
Computer Programmers	120K	$107,750	$52
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	203K	$108,460	$52
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Actuaries	25,470	$132,500	$64
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Agricultural Engineers	1,860	$93,490	$45
Chemical Engineers	21,140	$122,910	$59
Civil Engineers	328K	$101,160	$49
Computer Hardware Engineers	82,660	$147,770	$71
Environmental Engineers	39,880	$105,840	$51
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	22,510	$108,740	$52
Industrial Engineers	333K	$103,150	$50
Petroleum Engineers	20,390	$148,590	$71
Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	63,560	$63,770	$31
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	73,020	$66,640	$32
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Chemists	83,530	$95,560	$46
Economists	16,420	$132,650	$64
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	35,210	$102,210	$49
Food Science Technicians	15,190	$54,000	$26
Chemical Technicians	55,880	$60,920	$29
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	72,230	$62,640	$30
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	122K	$85,570	$41
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	36,150	$106,380	$0
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	34,430	$70,260	$34
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	64,900	$59,580	$29
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	10,660	$42,460	$20
Security Guards	1,203K	$40,440	$19
Protective Service Workers, All Other	82,500	$47,420	$23
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	171K	$49,980	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	227K	$99,020	$48
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	480K	$109,710	$53
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,142K	$81,080	$39
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	312K	$113,520	$55
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,505K	$68,620	$33
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,502K	$49,580	$24
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	157K	$54,690	$26
Procurement Clerks	61,580	$47,940	$23
Brokerage Clerks	48,060	$63,130	$30
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	14,290	$50,380	$24
New Accounts Clerks	41,180	$44,670	$21
Order Clerks	91,830	$43,530	$21
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	101K	$48,800	$23
Cargo and Freight Agents	105K	$52,460	$25
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	206K	$50,830	$24
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	394K	$57,610	$28
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	844K	$42,730	$21
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	484K	$73,680	$35
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,785K	$45,490	$22
Office Clerks, General	2,496K	$43,560	$21
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	777K	$81,340	$39
Construction and Building Inspectors	134K	$72,880	$35
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	590K	$79,020	$38
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	83,540	$57,400	$28
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,503K	$49,650	$24
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	9,800	$65,380	$31
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	176K	$50,480	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	671K	$71,730	$34
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	9,040	$105,460	$51
Power Plant Operators	31,490	$91,880	$44
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	33,840	$73,170	$35
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	121K	$58,050	$28
Chemical Plant and System Operators	17,980	$79,450	$38
Gas Plant Operators	15,930	$83,020	$40
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	33,360	$88,120	$42
Plant and System Operators, All Other	15,370	$59,890	$29
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	9,020	$64,950	$31

Related Occupations toOperations Specialties Managers

Occupation

Total Employees

Annual Wages

Hourly Rate

Chief Executives

211K

$258,900

$124

General and Operations Managers

3,508K

$129,330

$62

Marketing Managers

369K

$166,410

$80

Sales Managers

576K

$157,610

$76

Fundraising Managers

31,810

$133,620

$64

Administrative Services Managers

243K

$121,200

$58

Facilities Managers

131K

$111,110

$53

Computer and Information Systems Managers

593K

$180,720

$87

Financial Managers

787K

$174,820

$84

Industrial Production Managers

223K

$125,900

$61

Purchasing Managers

77,530

$146,710

$71

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

199K

$111,870

$54

Human Resources Managers

201K

$154,740

$74

Construction Managers

329K

$116,960

$56

Architectural and Engineering Managers

208K

$172,290

$83

Medical and Health Services Managers

515K

$134,440

$65

Natural Sciences Managers

96,520

$169,120

$81

Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

284K

$78,400

$38

Emergency Management Directors

11,910

$93,690

$45

Managers, All Other

590K

$146,320

$70

Compliance Officers

384K

$80,190

$39

Human Resources Specialists

896K

$76,060

$37

Logisticians

228K

$84,640

$41

Project Management Specialists

948K

$104,920

$50

Management Analysts

838K

$115,530

$56

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

99,850

$80,620

$39

Business Operations Specialists, All Other

1,103K

$89,130

$43

Accountants and Auditors

1,436K

$90,780

$44

Budget Analysts

47,310

$90,880

$44

Credit Analysts

73,200

$94,750

$46

Financial and Investment Analysts

325K

$112,950

$54

Personal Financial Advisors

272K

$150,670

$72

Financial Risk Specialists

55,290

$118,950

$57

Financial Examiners

63,440

$98,140

$47

Credit Counselors

27,950

$53,440

$26

Loan Officers

321K

$84,490

$41

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

50,250

$65,370

$31

Tax Preparers

81,650

$58,160

$28

Financial Specialists, All Other

123K

$89,650

$43

Computer Systems Analysts

499K

$110,800

$53

Information Security Analysts

175K

$124,740

$60

Computer Network Support Specialists

159K

$78,640

$38

Computer User Support Specialists

690K

$63,640

$31

Computer Network Architects

174K

$133,930

$64

Database Administrators

76,140

$104,810

$50

Database Architects

59,920

$137,030

$66

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

323K

$100,580

$48

Computer Programmers

120K

$107,750

$52

Software Developers

1,657K

$138,110

$66

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

203K

$108,460

$52

Computer Occupations, All Other

437K

$112,430

$54

Actuaries

25,470

$132,500

$64

Data Scientists

193K

$119,040

$57

Agricultural Engineers

1,860

$93,490

$45

Chemical Engineers

21,140

$122,910

$59

Civil Engineers

328K

$101,160

$49

Computer Hardware Engineers

82,660

$147,770

$71

Environmental Engineers

39,880

$105,840

$51

Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

22,510

$108,740

$52

Industrial Engineers

333K

$103,150

$50

Petroleum Engineers

20,390

$148,590

$71

Engineers, All Other

151K

$118,350

$57

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

63,560

$63,770

$31

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

73,020

$66,640

$32

Calibration Technologists and Technicians

13,220

$67,360

$32

Chemists

83,530

$95,560

$46

Economists

16,420

$132,650

$64

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

35,210

$102,210

$49

Food Science Technicians

15,190

$54,000

$26

Chemical Technicians

55,880

$60,920

$29

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

72,230

$62,640

$30

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

122K

$85,570

$41

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

36,150

$106,380

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

34,430

$70,260

$34

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

64,900

$59,580

$29

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators

10,660

$42,460

$20

Security Guards

1,203K

$40,440

$19

Protective Service Workers, All Other

82,500

$47,420

$23

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

171K

$49,980

$24

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

227K

$99,020

$48

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

480K

$109,710

$53

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

1,142K

$81,080

$39

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

312K

$113,520

$55

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

1,505K

$68,620

$33

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

1,502K

$49,580

$24

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

157K

$54,690

$26

Procurement Clerks

61,580

$47,940

$23

Brokerage Clerks

48,060

$63,130

$30

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks

14,290

$50,380

$24

New Accounts Clerks

41,180

$44,670

$21

Order Clerks

91,830

$43,530

$21

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

101K

$48,800

$23

Cargo and Freight Agents

105K

$52,460

$25

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

206K

$50,830

$24

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

394K

$57,610

$28

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

844K

$42,730

$21

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

484K

$73,680

$35

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

1,785K

$45,490

$22

Office Clerks, General

2,496K

$43,560

$21

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

777K

$81,340

$39

Construction and Building Inspectors

134K

$72,880

$35

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

590K

$79,020

$38

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

83,540

$57,400

$28

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

1,503K

$49,650

$24

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

9,800

$65,380

$31

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other

176K

$50,480

$24

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

671K

$71,730

$34

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

9,040

$105,460

$51

Power Plant Operators

31,490

$91,880

$44

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

33,840

$73,170

$35

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

121K

$58,050

$28

Chemical Plant and System Operators

17,980

$79,450

$38

Gas Plant Operators

15,930

$83,020

$40

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

33,360

$88,120

$42

Plant and System Operators, All Other

15,370

$59,890

$29

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

9,020

$64,950

$31

Schools offering vocational programs for Operations Specialties Managers

The following 1,456 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Operations Specialties Managers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.