Vocational Programs for General and Operations Managers Career

The role of General and Operations Managers is to plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $129,330 and $62 per hour. 13 vocational programs could be taken for the General and Operations Managers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 3,507,810 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2025 average tuition over the programs for preparing General and Operations Managers is $29,282. The average length of the programs is 341 hours and the average completion time is 15.46 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare General and Operations Managers Career

The following 13 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare General and Operations Managers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing General and Operations Managers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Veterinary Office Management/Administration	2	$13,519	-	-	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	35	$24,445	-	-	-
Public Administration	37	$25,723	-	-	-
Business/Commerce	271	$28,844	-	547 Hours	11.68 Months
Business Administration and Management	892	$29,282	$1,819	135 Hours	19.24 Months
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	56	$26,963	-	-	-
Retail Management	122	$30,725	-	-	-
Risk Management	10	$28,162	-	-	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	368	$30,449	-	-	-
Social Entrepreneurship	3	$40,451	-	-	-
Finance	51	$30,413	-	-	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	88	$32,669	-	-	-
Management Science	51	$34,252	-	-	-

Related Occupations to General and Operations Managers Career

The following 18 occupations are related to General and Operations Managers.

Related Occupations toGeneral and Operations Managers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Chief Executives	211K	$258,900	$124
Sales Managers	576K	$157,610	$76
Administrative Services Managers	243K	$121,200	$58
Facilities Managers	131K	$111,110	$53
Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	199K	$111,870	$54
Construction Managers	329K	$116,960	$56
Project Management Specialists	948K	$104,920	$50
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	171K	$49,980	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	88,140	$50,650	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	227K	$99,020	$48
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,505K	$68,620	$33
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	777K	$81,340	$39
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	590K	$79,020	$38
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	671K	$71,730	$34

Schools offering vocational programs for General and Operations Managers

The following 1,080 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing General and Operations Managers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.