General and Operations Managers - Employment & Outlook

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

Employment

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 career. 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	192,818 Very large	&	4.6%	2.7%	>>>>	16,380 Very High
Champaign Area	3,227 Very large	&	3.6%	1.9%	>>>>	270 Very High
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	3,126 Very large	&	0.6%	-1.2%	>>>>	248 Very High
Cook County	90,787 Very large	&	4.3%	3.0%	>>>>	7,676 Very High
Decatur Area	1,756 Very large	&	0.6%	0.1%	>>>>	140 Very High
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	8,574 Very large	&	6.9%	4.0%	>>>>	756 Very High
Du Page County	22,989 Very large	&	5.6%	3.7%	>>>>	1,989 Very High
Edwardsville Area	3,312 Very large	&	7.1%	4.4%	>>>>	293 Very High
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	1,228 Very large	&	-0.1%	-2.2%	>>>>	97 Very High
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	2,417 Very large	&	1.2%	-0.1%	>>>>	194 Very High
Lake County	11,789 Very large	&	4.8%	2.6%	>>>>	1,006 Very High
McHenry County	3,138 Very large	&	7.8%	6.1%	>>>>	280 Very High
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	2,228 Very large	&	3.8%	0.2%	>>>>	186 Very High
Northwest Illinois Area	3,419 Very large	&	7.7%	5.1%	>>>>	305 Very High
Peoria-Bloomington Area	7,840 Very large	&	2.8%	1.3%	>>>>	647 Very High
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	2,471 Very large	&	0.9%	-1.6%	>>>>	197 Very High
Rock Island-Moline Area	2,960 Very large	&	6.6%	1.8%	>>>>	259 Very High
Rockford Area	4,697 Very large	&	4.3%	2.4%	>>>>	398 Very High
Shawnee National Forest Area	1,082 Very large	&	1.5%	-0.3%	>>>>	87 High
Springfield Area	3,770 Very large	&	1.5%	-0.8%	>>>>	305 Very High
St Louis-Belleville Area	3,978 Very large	&	2.6%	0.2%	>>>>	326 Very High
Vermilion County	782 Very large	&	-3.6%	-5.1%	>>>>	57 High
Will County	8,271 Very large	&	7.8%	5.4%	>>>>	740 Very High
United States	3,712,900 Very large	&	4.4%	3.1%	>>>>	308,700 Very High