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Management Occupations

Job family · SOC major group

Management Occupations is one of the 23 SOC major groups — the top level of the U.S. Standard Occupational Classification, the official scheme every detailed occupation rolls up to. It contains 59 occupations employing about 18,560,850 people, with a median wage of $121,440 across its occupations. BLS projects employment in this family to change +6.6% between 2024 and 2034 , with roughly 2,112,300 openings a year.

Occupation groups in this family

This family divides into 4 SOC minor groups — tighter clusters of related occupations. Ranked by U.S. employment.

Occupations in this family

Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in Management Occupations. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Facilities Managers Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Food Service Managers Biofuels Production Managers Fitness and Wellness Coordinators Funeral Home Managers Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare General and Operations Managers Lodging Managers Gambling Managers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Each occupation in this family with both an AI task-overlap score and a wage, plotted by task-overlap percentile (horizontal) and median-pay percentile (vertical). Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation.

Ranked by U.S. employment (BLS OEWS May 2024). Projected change is BLS 2024–34; AI exposure is the OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" human beta rating (share of an occupation's tasks where an LLM with tools could cut the time to do them by at least half).

Occupation Median pay Employment 2024–34 AI exposure
General and Operations Managers $102,950 3,584,420 +4.4% 38%
Financial Managers $161,700 818,620 +14.8% 53%
Investment Fund Managers $161,700 818,620 +14.8% 53%
Treasurers and Controllers $161,700 818,620 +14.8% 53%
Computer and Information Systems Managers $171,200 645,970 +15.2% 56%
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers $136,550 630,980 +4.5% 41%
Compliance Managers $136,550 630,980 +4.5% 41%
Loss Prevention Managers $136,550 630,980 +4.5% 41%
Managers, All Other $136,550 630,980 +4.5% 41%
Regulatory Affairs Managers $136,550 630,980 +4.5% 41%
Wind Energy Development Managers $136,550 630,980 +4.5% 41%
Wind Energy Operations Managers $136,550 630,980 +4.5% 41%
Sales Managers $138,060 603,710 +4.7% 48%
Medical and Health Services Managers $117,960 565,840 +23.2% 37%
Marketing Managers $161,030 384,980 +6.6% 58%
Construction Managers $106,980 348,330 +8.7% 40%
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $104,070 319,630 -1.5% 45%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $66,700 296,640 +3.6% 43%
Administrative Services Managers $108,390 254,140 +4.6% 50%
Food Service Managers $65,310 244,230 +6.4% 40%
Biofuels Production Managers $121,440 234,380 +1.9% 31%
Biomass Power Plant Managers $121,440 234,380 +1.9% 31%
Geothermal Production Managers $121,440 234,380 +1.9% 31%
Hydroelectric Production Managers $121,440 234,380 +1.9% 31%
Industrial Production Managers $121,440 234,380 +1.9% 31%
Quality Control Systems Managers $121,440 234,380 +1.9% 31%
Human Resources Managers $140,030 215,520 +5.0% 45%
Supply Chain Managers $102,010 213,000 +6.1% 47%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $102,010 213,000 +6.1% 47%
Chief Executives $206,420 211,850 +4.3% 39%
Chief Sustainability Officers $206,420 211,850 +4.3% 39%
Architectural and Engineering Managers $167,740 210,340 +3.8% 28%
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers $167,740 210,340 +3.8% 28%
Social and Community Service Managers $78,240 195,490 +6.4% 45%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary $103,960 176,420 +1.7% 48%
Facilities Managers $104,690 141,090 +3.8% 54%
Security Managers $104,690 141,090 +3.8% 54%
Clinical Research Coordinators $161,180 100,870 +3.7% 43%
Natural Sciences Managers $161,180 100,870 +3.7% 43%
Water Resource Specialists $161,180 100,870 +3.7% 43%
Purchasing Managers $139,510 81,240 +3.1% 47%
Public Relations Managers $138,520 76,060 +5.0% 58%
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $56,270 71,620 -2.5% 52%
Education Administrators, All Other $89,040 53,330 +2.5% —
Training and Development Managers $127,090 44,960 +5.8% 48%
Lodging Managers $68,130 41,350 +3.4% 38%
Fundraising Managers $123,480 36,920 +4.2% 50%
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling $77,180 36,700 +7.7% 38%
Legislators $44,810 26,510 +3.4% 52%
Advertising and Promotions Managers $126,960 21,100 -2.2% 55%
Compensation and Benefits Managers $140,360 20,070 +0.2% 46%
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $92,730 13,810 -3.5% 45%
Funeral Home Managers $76,830 13,120 +4.1% 54%
Emergency Management Directors $86,130 12,570 +3.0% 60%
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators $61,340 10,490 +6.5% 36%
Personal Service Managers, All Other $61,340 10,490 +6.5% 36%
Spa Managers $61,340 10,490 +6.5% 36%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers $87,980 5,910 -1.3% 24%
Gambling Managers $85,580 4,620 +1.2% 49%

AI exposure across this family

Two published studies estimate how exposed each occupation is to AI. The OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" study rates the share of an occupation's tasks an LLM (with tools) could speed up by half or more; averaged across this family it is 43% — 75th percentile of the 23 families. The independent Felten/Raj/Seamans AI Occupational Exposure index averages 0.96 here.

Exposure measures where AI could assist tasks — it is not a prediction that these jobs will be automated. High exposure often means augmentation (faster work), and many high-exposure occupations are also projected to grow.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Management Occupations." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/job-families/management-occupations

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Singulariki. (2026). Management Occupations. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/job-families/management-occupations

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  title  = {Management Occupations},
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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/job-families/management-occupations}
}

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