Quality Assurance Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Quality Assurance Manager focuses on prevention of mistakes and defects in manufacturing products. Develops procedures to ensure that quality standards are maintained. Manages all steps related to quality assurance as part of the quality management strategy of a company. May involve leadership of a team of quality assurance supervisors, specialists, and other associated staff members.
Job Outlook
There were 764 Quality Assurance Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 15133 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Quality Control Systems Manager industry, which includes the Quality Assurance Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Quality Assurance Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $111,340.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $108,748.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Quality Assurance Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $92,736.
Education and Experience
Posted Quality Assurance Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 70.61% |
| Master's Degree | 12.81% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.48% |
| Other | 7.53% |
Posted Quality Assurance Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 13.06% |
| 3 to 5 years | 54.54% |
| 6 to 8 years | 18.55% |
| 9+ years | 13.85% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Quality Assurance Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Quality Assurance (83.52%)
- Management (52.73%)
- Safety Assurance (51.65%)
- Communication (47.78%)
- Leadership (43.69%)
- Operations (34.12%)
- Problem Solving (30.6%)
- Quality Control (29.23%)
- Detail Oriented (19.71%)
- Customer Service (19.63%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Quality Management Systems (30.79%)
- Auditing (57.99%)
- Quality Management (37.04%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Food Science (10.43%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (28.05%)
- Quality Improvement (10.63%)
- Automation (8.1%)
- Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) (17.15%)
- Regulatory Compliance (9.25%)
- Chemistry (9.57%)
- ISO 9000 Series (12.26%)
- Hazard Analysis And Critical Control Points (HACCP) (16.46%)
- Change Control (9.25%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (11.67%)
- Good Manufacturing Practices (24.07%)
- Food Safety And Sanitation (17.8%)
- External Auditing (9.16%)
- Standard Operating Procedure (8.34%)
- Data Analysis (9.96%)
- Internal Auditing (11.58%)
- Test Planning (7.31%)
- Project Management (22.08%)
- New Product Development (9.23%)
- Process Improvement (14.38%)
- Root Cause Analysis (12.32%)
- Pharmaceuticals (10.5%)
- Risk Analysis (6.19%)
- Product Quality (QA/QC) (13.41%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Quality Management Systems (66.13%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (60.26%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Quality Assurance Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- QA/QC Manager
- Quality Manager
- Quality Assurance Technical Manager
- Quality Assurance Compliance Manager
- Assistant Quality Assurance Manager
- Quality Assurance Test Manager
- Quality Assurance Program Manager
- Manufacturing Quality Assurance Manager
- Quality Assurance Assistant
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Quality Assurance Supervisor
- Director of Quality Assurance
- Quality Manager (General)
- Manufacturing Quality Manager
- Quality Control Manager
- Food / Beverage Quality Manager
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Quality Assurance Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- The Judge Group (544)
- Eli Lilly (259)
- Walmart (227)
- Actalent (175)
- GPAC (143)
- Hilton (115)
- Wright Media (94)
- Lennar (88)
- Randstad (81)
- Deloitte (74)
North Carolina
- Eli Lilly (189)
- Walmart (16)
- The Judge Group (14)
- Pfizer (13)
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (13)
- Novo Nordisk (11)
- Baxter International (10)
- First Citizens Bank (9)
- Lennar (9)
- Bank of America (8)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Feed Milling Undergraduate Certificates
- Feed Science Graduate Certificates
- Forest Biomaterials Master's Degrees
- Regulatory Science in Agriculture Graduate Certificates
- Regulatory Science in Agriculture Undergraduate Certificates
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