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Snapshot of Management Occupations in 2010
6,022,860
Total Employment
4.80 %
Unemployment Rate
$105,440
Average Annual Salary
  • #1 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by average annual wages.

  • #3 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by average annual wages growth from the previous year.

  • #6 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate.

  • #8 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by future job openings.

  • #9 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by total employment.

  • #10 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by total employment growth from the previous year.

  • #14 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by percentage of women employed.

  • #19 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by future employment growth.

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VIEW ALL MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS HERE
HIGHEST PAYING OCCUPATIONS
1. Chief Executives: $173,350
2. Natural Sciences Managers: $129,320
3. Architectural and Engineering Managers: $125,900
4. Computer and Information Systems Managers: $123,280
5. Marketing Managers: $122,720
Table 1. Highest Paying Management Occupations

FASTEST GROWING SALARIES
1. Human Resources Managers: 0.27 %
2. Compensation and Benefits Managers: 0.13 %
3. Training and Development Managers: 0.12 %
4. Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers: 0.06 %
5. Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program: 0.05 %
Table 2. Management Occupations with the Fastest Growing Salaries

POPULAR OCCUPATIONS
1. General and Operations Managers: 28.36 %
2. Financial Managers: 7.95 %
3. Managers, All Other: 5.69 %
4. Sales Managers: 5.30 %
5. Computer and Information Systems Managers: 4.79 %
Table 3. Popular Management Occupations
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)
FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT
1. Education Administrators, Postsecondary: 0.04 %
2. Medical and Health Services Managers: 0.04 %
3. Natural Sciences Managers: 0.04 %
4. Social and Community Service Managers: 0.02 %
5. Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School: 0.01 %
Table 4. Management Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment


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Total Employment for Management Occupations in 2010
Figure 1. Total Employment
Total Employment by Gender for Management Occupations in 2010
Figure 2. Employment by Gender
Employment Percent Change for Management Occupations in 2010 Figure 3. Employment Percent Change
Unemployment Rate for Management Occupations in 2010 Figure 4. Unemployment Rate
Diversity of Racial Groups Amongst Management Occupations in 2010
Figure 5. Diversity of Employment


Management Occupations
National Estimates
Total Employment
6,022,860
127,097,160
Total Employment Amount Change from 2009 to 2010
-93,520
-3,550,450
Total Employment Percent Change from 2009 to 2010
-0.02 %
-0.03 %
Percent of Women Employed
38.20 %
47.20 %
Percent of Men Employed
61.80 %
52.80 %
Unemployment Rate
4.80 %
9.60 %
Unemployment Rate Amongst Women
5.30 %
8.60 %
Unemployment Rate Amongst Men
4.60 %
10.50 %
Table 5. Employment Information for Management Occupations


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Salary Information for Management Occupations
Annual Salary Distribution for Management Occupations in 2010 Figure 6. Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Wage Distribution for Management Occupations in 2010 Figure 7. Hourly Wage Distribution
Average Annual Salary for Management Occupations in 2010 Figure 8. Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Wage for Management Occupations in 2010 Figure 9. Average Hourly Wage
Wage Increase Percent for Management Occupations in 2010 Figure 10. Average Annual Wage Percent Change


Management Occupations
National Estimates
Average Annual Salary
$105,440
$44,410
Average Hourly Wage
$50.69
$21.35
Average Annual Salary Change from 2009 to 2010
0.02 %
0.02 %
Table 6. Salary Information for Management Occupations


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Projections for Management Occupations
Projected Employment Growth for Management Occupations (2008-2018) Figure 11. Projected Employment Growth (2008-2018)
Replacement Needs Rate for Management Occupations (2008-2018) Figure 12. Projected Replacement Needs( 1 ) Rate (2008-2018)
Projected Job Openings for Management Occupations (2008-2018)
Figure 13. Contributions of Employment Growth and Replacement Needs1 to Projected Job Openings, estimated to be 2,459,500 by 2018.


LARGEST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
1. Construction managers: 94,800
2. Marketing and sales managers: 73,700
3. All other managers: 65,800
4. Sales managers: 51,800
5. Computer and information systems managers: 49,500
Table 7. Occupations with the Largest Projected Employment Growth (2008 - 2018)

FASTEST GROWING OCCUPATIONS
1. Education administrators, all other: 23.88%
2. Construction managers: 17.21%
3. Computer and information systems managers: 16.9%
4. Medical and health services managers: 16.01%
5. Natural sciences managers: 15.45%
Table 8. Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment Rates (2008 - 2018)

SMALLEST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
1. Farmers and ranchers: -79,200
2. Agricultural managers: -64,600
3. Industrial production managers: -11,900
4. Chief executives: -5,500
5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers: -5,200
Table 9. Occupations with the Smallest Projected Employment Growth or Largest Projected Employment Decline (2008 - 2018)
LARGEST NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS
1. General and operations managers: 502,200
2. All other managers: 297,500
3. Marketing and sales managers: 186,300
4. Education administrators: 170,400
5. Financial managers: 138,200
Table 10. Occupations with the Largest Number of Job Openings due to Employment Growth and Replacement Needs (2008 - 2018)


1. Replacement needs are an estimate of job openings resulting from workers retiring from or permanently leaving an occupation.

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Industry Information for Management Occupations
HIGHEST PAYING INDUSTRIES
1. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: $135,440
2. Information: $132,450
3. Management of Companies and Enterprises: $127,380
4. Finance and Insurance: $126,200
5. Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: $126,130
Table 11. Highest Paying Industries

INDUSTRIES WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION
1. Management of Companies and Enterprises: 183.08
2. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 97
3. Finance and Insurance: 80.31
4. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 76.2
5. Information: 70.84
Table 12. Industries with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the Industry)

POPULAR INDUSTRIES
1. Health Care and Social Assistance: 10.02 %
2. Educational Services: 9.59 %
3. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 9.35 %
4. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 9.11 %
5. Finance and Insurance: 7.34 %
Table 13. Popular Industries
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)
FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRIES
1. Health Care and Social Assistance: 0.03 %
2. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 0.03 %
3. Educational Services: 0.03 %
4. Management of Companies and Enterprises: 0.02 %
5. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting: 0.01 %
Table 14. Industries with the Fastest Growing Employment


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U.S. States Information for Management Occupations
HIGHEST PAYING STATES
1. New York: $129,670
2. New Jersey: $129,070
3. District of Columbia: $122,460
4. Delaware: $121,180
5. Massachusetts: $120,570
Table 15. States with the Highest Salaries

STATES WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION
1. District of Columbia: 132.77
2. Connecticut: 68.7
3. Alaska: 63.38
4. Maryland: 60.54
5. Idaho: 59.68
Table 16. States with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the State)

POPULAR STATES
1. California: 12.92 %
2. Texas: 7.60 %
3. New York: 6.52 %
4. Illinois: 4.98 %
5. Florida: 3.72 %
Table 17. States with Largest Employment
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)
FASTEST GROWING STATES
1. District of Columbia: 0.09 %
2. Virginia: 0.08 %
3. Washington: 0.06 %
4. Maine: 0.05 %
5. Mississippi: 0.05 %
Table 18. States with the Fastest Growing Employment


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U.S. Metro Areas Information for Management Occupations
HIGHEST PAYING METRO AREAS
1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: $145,840
2. New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY: $144,020
3. San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA: $139,480
4. Newark-Union, NJ: $133,070
5. Framingham, MA: $131,670
Table 19. Metro Areas with the Highest Salaries

METRO AREAS WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION
1. Santa Fe, NM: 89.74
2. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT: 84.01
3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC: 82.57
4. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: 79.01
5. San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA: 74.72
Table 20. Metro Areas with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the Metro Area)

POPULAR METRO AREAS
1. New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY: 4.50 %
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA: 3.48 %
3. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL: 3.30 %
4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC: 3.14 %
5. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA: 2.43 %
Table 21. Metro Areas with Largest Employment
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)
FASTEST GROWING METRO AREAS
1. Grand Forks, ND: 0.25 %
2. Kokomo, IN: 0.24 %
3. Terre Haute, IN: 0.21 %
4. Joplin, MO: 0.18 %
5. Green Bay, WI: 0.18 %
Table 22. Metro Areas with the Fastest Growing Employment


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Further Information for Management Occupations


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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor





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