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Industrial Production Managers

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)	Projected Growth (2024-2034)
National Statistics	$121440	17100	1.9%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$121440

Median Wage (USD, 2024)

17100

Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)

1.9%

Projected Growth (2024-2034)

Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

Related Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

On-the-Job Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

Detailed Work Activities

Conduct environmental audits.
Design industrial processing systems.
Direct operational or production activities.
Respond to emergencies to provide assistance.
Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation.
Monitor external affairs or events affecting business operations.
Implement design or process improvements.
Prepare operational reports.
Supervise employees.
Direct sales, marketing, or customer service activities.
Direct organizational operations, projects, or services.
Approve expenditures.
Prepare operational budgets.
Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities.
Monitor organizational procedures to ensure proper functioning.
Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
Evaluate employee performance.
Conduct employee training programs.
Hire personnel.
Manage control system activities in organizations.
Maintain personnel records.
Prepare operational progress or status reports.
Evaluate quality of materials or products.
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Develop organizational methods or procedures.
Develop specifications for new products or processes.
Direct facility maintenance or repair activities.
Recommend organizational process or policy changes.
Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
Negotiate sales or lease agreements for products or services.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial organizations.
Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
Hire, train, evaluate, or discharge staff or resolve personnel grievances.
Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, or other operational reports to detect production problems.
Prepare and maintain production reports or personnel records.
Review plans and confer with research or support staff to develop new products or processes.
Develop budgets or approve expenditures for supplies, materials, or human resources, ensuring that materials, labor, or equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, or statistical studies.
Coordinate or recommend procedures for facility or equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
Initiate or coordinate inventory or cost control programs.
Negotiate materials prices with suppliers.
Conduct site audits to ensure adherence to safety and environmental regulations.
Develop or enforce procedures for normal operation of manufacturing systems.
Implement operational and emergency procedures.
Maintain records to demonstrate compliance with safety and environmental laws, regulations, or policies.
Monitor permit requirements for updates.
Optimize operational costs and productivity consistent with safety and environmental rules and regulations.
Prepare reports on operations and system productivity or efficiency.
Supervise subordinate employees.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Innovation

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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