United States
Jobs that plan, organize, coordinate, direct, control and evaluate all or part of a business organization through the allocation, use and supervision of financial, human, and material resources needed to produce goods and/or provide services. Higher management operations also include strategy and policy making, and budgeting. Managerial activities are common to all industries.You can explore Sub Job Families and linked industry, careers and courses from links below.
Top Executives
Top executives develop policies and strategies which ensure that an organization meets its goals. They plan, coordinate and direct operational activities of organizations and companies. These executives translate those policies which are formulated by the board-of-directors, into goals, strategies and objectives, and project a shared-vision of the future. Every industry, enterprise or organization has top executives, but the extent of their responsibilities is largely determined by the size of the business. For small scale or independently owned enterprises they may also include day to day operations, for large organizations, however, top executives are typically involved only in policy formulation, planning and allocation of resources and overseeing multiple departments. This pathway also covers elected representatives who develop and enact laws and statues at various levels of governance. Regardless of the nature and scale of business, these are high pressure jobs since the success and failure of the enterprise depends on the decisions made by the top executives.
Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers
Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers includes those managers who coordinate marketing strategy, market research, sales, promotion, advertising, pricing, product development and public relations activities of their companies. In small firms the chief executive officer or the owner might themselves perform these duties. In large firms, which may offer multiple products and services at national or international levels, an executive vice president directs these activities. Responsibilities may include identifying potential customers, determining demand, monitoring trends, product distribution, raising awareness and creating public image and soliciting funds for projects.
Operations Specialties Managers
Operation Specialities Managers plan, direct or coordinate specific operations in different fields. Includes administrative services and facilities managers, computer and information systems managers, financial managers, industrial production managers, purchasing managers, transportation, storage and distribution managers, compensation and benefits managers, human resources managers, training and development managers among others. Professionals in this pathway typically include managerial activities related to specific operations in their respective fields.
Other Management Occupations
These include planning, directing and supervising of activities and operations for a wide range of fields not included under the other pathways in the Management Job Family. May include management of agricultural establishments such as greenhouses, farms, ranches etc, management of activities related to construction and maintenance of structures and systems, administration of academic and non academic activities related to childcare and education from preschool to postsecondary, and management and administration of activities in the fields of architecture and engineering, food services, entertainment and recreation, lodging, natural and medical sciences and health services, postal services, property and real estate and social, community, emergency and personal services among others.
