General and Operations Manager
A general and operations manager is the person whose primary role is to keep a business moving, whether that business manufactures goods or provides services. This role has broad responsibilities to ensure business operations are carried out successfully and efficiently.
This leadership role often coordinates across a company’s diverse functional areas, from policies and planning to personnel to purchasing. A key responsibility is to ensure that best practices and quality control are carried out and steps are taken to keep business flowing without interruptions.
Hiring, organizing, developing business goals, and inventorying supply and stock are just some of the hats worn by a general and operations manager. If it helps turn the company operations wheel, the general and operations manager is likely involved.
General and operations managers should have good decision making, communications and listening skills as well as the ability to think critically and solve problems. They should be good at organizing as well as delegating tasks to team members.
Most people in this leadership role have a Bachelor’s degree or at least some college, as well as five years or more of work experience.
$40,981
entry level salary estimate
$144,729
experienced level salary estimate
273,305
projected annual job openings
Programs for General and Operations Manager
Dallas College (AAS degree, certificates)
Grayson College (AS degree, AAS degree, certificates)
Midwestern State University (BBA degree)
North Central Texas College (AAS degree)
Southeastern Oklahoma State University (BBA degree)
Texas A&M University - Commerce (BBA degree)
Texas Woman's University (BBA degree)
Tyler Junior College (AAS degree)
University of North Texas (BS degree)
University of North Texas at Dallas (BBA degree)
If you're ready for business, Texas is the state for you.
Have a head for business? If you’re good with numbers and business-minded, you could find yourself working for all types and sizes of companies, in all kinds of industries. From administrative support roles to managers and executives, career opportunities in the world of business are wide ranging. In business, an associate or bachelor’s degree can get you on a fast track to success.
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Sources:
Texas Labor Market Information, Texas Workforce Commission. Statewide wages by occupation, 2021. Statewide projections by occupation, 2020-2030.
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