General and Operations Managers plan strategies and policies to ensure that an organization meets its goals. They coordinate and direct work activities of companies and organizations.
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- General and Operations Managers
Business, Management and Administration
What do they typically do
- Establish and carry out departmental or organizational goals, policies, and procedures
- Direct and oversee an organization's financial and budgetary activities
- Manage general activities related to making products and providing services
- Consult with other executives, staff, and board members about general operations
- Negotiate or approve contracts and agreements
- Appoint department heads and managers
- Analyze financial statements, sales reports, and other performance indicators
- Identify places to cut costs and to improve performance, policies, and programs
Number of Jobs
Average Annual
Job Growth +1.2%
Job Openings 8,977
Industry/Employer
Accounting and Bookkeeping Services
Advertising and Related Services
Aerospace Product & Parts Manufacturing
Animal Slaughtering and Processing
Apparel/Piece Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Architectural and Engineering Services
Auto Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores
Automobile Dealers
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
Beverage Manufacturing
Book Retailers and News Dealers
Building Equipment Contractors
Building Finishing Contractors
Building Foundation/Exterior Contractors
Building Material and Supplies Dealers
Business Support Services
Business, Computer & Management Training
Charter Bus Industry
Civic and Social Organizations
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers
Coating, Engraving & Heat Treating Metal
Colleges and Universities
Commercial & Service Industry Machinery
Commercial Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Commercial Machinery Repair/Maintenance
Communications Equipment Manufacturing
Community Care Facility for the Elderly
Computer Systems Design and Rel Services
Computers and Peripheral Equipment
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
Data Processing and Related Services
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
Drycleaning and Laundry Services
Educational Support Services
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
Electronic Equipment Repair/Maintenance
Electronic Instrument Manufacturing
Electronic Markets and Agents/Brokers
Electronics and Appliance Retailers
Emergency and Other Relief Services
Employment Services
Fabric Mills
Facilities Support Services
Farm Product Merchant Wholesalers
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills
Freight Transportation Arrangement
Fruit, Vegetable, & Specialty Foods Mfg
Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Grantmaking and Giving Services
Health and Personal Care Retailers
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Home Health Care Services
Household Goods Repair and Maintenance
Individual and Family Services
Insurance Agencies, Brokerages & Support
Insurance Carriers
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
Investigation and Security Services
Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Retailers
Junior Colleges
Land Subdivision
Lawn & Garden Equipment/Supplies Stores
Legal Services
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)
Lessors, Nonfinancial Intangible Assets
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
Machine Shops and Threaded Products
Machinery & Supply Merchant Wholesalers
Management & Technical Consulting Svc
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
Medical Equipment and Supplies Mfg
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing
Motion Picture and Video Industries
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Mfg
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
Motor Vehicle/Part Merchant Wholesalers
Museums, Parks and Historical Sites
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
Nondepository Credit Intermediation
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
Nonresidential Building Construction
Nonscheduled Air Transportation
Nursing Care Facilities
Office Administrative Services
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
Offices of Physicians
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
Other Amusement & Recreation Industries
Other Electrical Equipment & Components
Other Food Manufacturing
Other Ground Passenger Transportation
Other Heavy Construction
Other Investment Pools and Funds
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Other Miscellaneous Retailers
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers
Other Personal Services
Other Professional & Technical Services
Other Residential Care Facilities
Other Schools and Instruction
Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Other Support Services
Other Textile Product Mills
Other Wood Product Manufacturing
Outpatient Care Centers
Performing Arts and Sports Promoters
Performing Arts Companies
Personal Care Services
Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing
Plastics Product Manufacturing
Power Generation and Supply
Printing and Related Support Activities
Professional and Similar Organizations
Rail Transportation
Religious Organizations
Remediation and Other Waste Services
Residential Building Construction
Residential Mental Health Facilities
Rubber Product Manufacturing
RV Parks and Recreational Camps
Sawmills and Wood Preservation
Scheduled Air Transportation
Scientific Research and Development Svc
Seafood Product Preparation & Packaging
Semiconductor and Electronic Components
Services to Buildings and Dwellings
Shoe Retailers
Social Advocacy Organizations
Special Food Services
Specialized Design Services
Spectator Sports
Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Retailers
Support Activities for Air Transport
Support Activities, Road Transportation
Taxi and Limousine Service
Technical and Trade Schools
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric
Travel Arrangement & Reservation Service
Traveler Accommodation
Turbine and Power Transmission Equipment
Utility System Construction
Veneer and Engineered Wood Products
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Warehousing and Storage
Waste Collection
Waste Treatment and Disposal
Water, Sewage and Other Systems
Education & Training
- Education Most require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
NC Workforce Credentials
- NC Dealer License [NCDOT Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) ]
Private Training Programs
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