Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to operations management programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.
Operations Management · CIP 52.0205 · 8 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 52.0205 Operations Management and Supervision, in the major to career finder
The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps operations management programs to 8 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Facilities Manager, IT Manager and Industrial Production Manager. BLS median pay across them runs from $74,450 (First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers) to $175,140 (IT Manager) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.
Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs operations management programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.
Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.
| Occupation | Most common education | Job Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $74,450 | 673,430 | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 3 |
| IT Manager | $175,140 | 670,570 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $79,860 | 617,500 | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 3 |
| Construction Manager | $114,990 | 380,360 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Logistician | $82,320 | 251,040 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Industrial Production Manager | $126,060 | 246,250 | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 4 |
| Facilities Manager | $106,660 | 156,180 | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | 3 |
| Business Teachers, PostsecondaryPostsecondary teaching | $99,080 | 82,150 | Doctoral Degree | 5 |
No occupations match these filters.
Data The education column shows a typical entry level only where O*NET data supports one answer. Check the typical education for Facilities Manager, one of the operations management jobs above.
Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.
Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).
Monitor the facility to ensure that it remains safe, secure, and well-maintained.
Oversee the maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment, and electrical and mechanical systems.
Speaking · Reading Comprehension · Active Listening
Mapped from CIP 52.0205Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
Critical Thinking · Reading Comprehension · Active Listening
Mapped from CIP 52.0205Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial organizations.
Coordination · Judgment and Decision Making · Speaking
Mapped from CIP 52.0205Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes or other regulations.
Develop or implement quality control programs.
Judgment and Decision Making · Management of Personnel Resources · Coordination
Career guide Salary How to become
Mapped from CIP 52.0205Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or directly relevant to, a logistics activity.
Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
Critical Thinking · Coordination · Reading Comprehension
Mapped from CIP 52.0205Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.
Monitoring · Management of Personnel Resources · Coordination
Mapped from CIP 52.0205Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.
Data Other programs whose crosswalk occupations overlap with these.
The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.
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