Career information and college search tools for industrial production managers and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Schools for Industrial Production Managers are listed in the Browse Schools Section.
Career information and college search tools for industrial production managers and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Schools for Industrial Production Managers are listed in the Browse Schools Section.
Below are the skills needed to be industrial production managers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Critical Thinking | 4 | 4.12 |
Monitoring | 4 | 4.88 |
Speaking | 4 | 4 |
Coordination | 3.88 | 4.38 |
Time Management | 3.88 | 4.12 |
Below are the abilities needed to be industrial production managers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Deductive Reasoning | 4 | 4.25 |
Oral Comprehension | 4 | 4.25 |
Problem Sensitivity | 4 | 4 |
Inductive Reasoning | 3.88 | 4 |
Information Ordering | 3.88 | 3.75 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be industrial production managers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
Production and Processing | 4.8 | 5.62 |
Administration and Management | 4.5 | 5.34 |
Customer and Personal Service | 4.07 | 4.84 |
Personnel and Human Resources | 3.9 | 4.59 |
Mathematics | 3.56 | 4.4 |
Below are the work activities involved in being industrial production managers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Making Decisions and Solving Problems | 4.47 | 5.24 |
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | 4.38 | 5.35 |
Getting Information | 4.21 | 4.62 |
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | 4.18 | 5.78 |
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | 4.17 | 5.44 |
Below are the work styles involved in being industrial production managers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Leadership | 4.78 | |
Dependability | 4.71 | |
Integrity | 4.59 | |
Stress Tolerance | 4.54 | |
Attention to Detail | 4.5 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Industrial Production Managers jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 7,730 | $119,670 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 3,990 | $129,700 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 3,910 | $124,250 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward | 3,040 | $140,910 |
Cleveland-Elyria | 2,510 | $106,840 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell | 2,390 | $108,270 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale | 2,270 | $108,960 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis | 2,190 | $115,600 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | 2,150 | $149,350 |
San Diego-Carlsbad | 1,910 | $117,940 |
Use our handy tool to see what employment and salary numbers look like for two different metro areas
Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org
We have some additional detailed pages at the state level for Industrial Production Managers.
Numbers in parentheses are counts of relevant campus-based schools in the state; online schools may also be available.