Industrial Production Managers
Business Management & Administration · Operations Management
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $74,810; experienced workers reach $184,520. About 1,340 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +11.9%
- Openings a year
- 114
- Employed in 2024
- 1,357
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree · Experience: 5 years or more
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
14 programs, with the college that teaches each.
Business Administration
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Logistics Management Level 1 Certificate
Business Administration
Business Management
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Management, BAT
Business Administration
Business Management and Technology
Business Administration
Showing 10 of 14.
Apply to Alamo CollegesSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Monitoring4.9
- Judgment and Decision Making4.4
- Speaking4.0
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Coordination4.0
- Management of Personnel Resources4.3
- Time Management4.1
- Reading Comprehension4.0
What the work is
Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.
- Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial organizations.
- Develop budgets or approve expenditures for supplies, materials, or human resources, ensuring that materials, labor, or equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
- 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.
- Initiate or coordinate inventory or cost control programs.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less35%
- Certificate16%
- Some college12%
- Associate degree8%
- Bachelor's degree28%
- Master's degree1%
Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.
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