General and Operations Managers - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this occupation in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

General and operations managers work in almost every industry.

Major employers:

Business management companies
State and local government agencies
Banks and credit unions
Computer systems design companies

Outlook

Demand for general and operations managers will be steady. Companies will continue to rely on general and operations managers to operate.

This is a very large occupation. Many job openings are expected as people retire or leave for other reasons.

General and Operations Managers (CIS 100501)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	123,461 Very large	&	4.8%	2.4%	>>>>	11,569 Moderate
Champaign Area	2,153 Very large	&	3.0%	-0.9%	>>>>	196 Moderate
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	2,054 Very large	&	4.2%	1.2%	>>>>	191 Moderate
Cook County	56,526 Very large	&	3.4%	0.6%	>>>>	5,183 High
Decatur Area	1,124 Very large	&	7.0%	5.5%	>>>>	109 Moderate
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	5,577 Very large	&	5.5%	2.5%	>>>>	529 Moderate
Du Page County	15,138 Very large	&	4.7%	3.3%	>>>>	1,416 Moderate
Edwardsville Area	2,062 Very large	&	6.5%	5.5%	>>>>	198 Moderate
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	845 Very large	&	-0.9%	-2.1%	>>>>	72 Moderate
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	1,416 Very large	&	7.4%	5.8%	>>>>	138 Moderate
Lake County	7,956 Very large	&	4.4%	1.9%	>>>>	741 Moderate
McHenry County	2,038 Very large	&	4.7%	2.9%	>>>>	191 Moderate
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	1,473 Very large	&	3.7%	1.0%	>>>>	137 Moderate
Northwest Illinois Area	2,301 Very large	&	6.9%	2.6%	>>>>	223 High
Peoria-Bloomington Area	5,418 Very large	&	2.2%	-1.9%	>>>>	488 Moderate
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	1,616 Very large	&	3.3%	-1.1%	>>>>	147 High
Rock Island-Moline Area	2,005 Very large	&	3.1%	-1.8%	>>>>	183 High
Rockford Area	3,229 Very large	&	1.4%	0.9%	>>>>	286 Moderate
Shawnee National Forest Area	706 Very large	&	-1.0%	-2.3%	>>>>	60 Moderate
Springfield Area	2,458 Very large	&	1.0%	0.0%	>>>>	217 Moderate
St Louis-Belleville Area	2,562 Very large	&	1.6%	-1.7%	>>>>	228 Moderate
Vermilion County	535 Large	&	-0.7%	-3.0%	>>>>	46 Moderate
Will County	5,051 Very large	&	7.0%	4.1%	>>>>	489 Moderate
United States	2,411,900 Very large	&	9.4%	7.7%	>>>>	229,600 Moderate