Quality Manager (General)
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Quality Manager manages quality control in an organization or for a project. Develops quality control policies and monitors quality in different settings such as manufacturing production, technology product development and research laboratories
Job Outlook
There were 353 Quality Manager (General) job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 11710 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Quality Control Systems Manager industry, which includes the Quality Manager (General) career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Quality Manager (General) 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 $96,986.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $89,917.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Quality Manager (General) postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $80,034.
Education and Experience
Posted Quality Manager (General) 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 | 5.05% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 73.66% |
| Master's Degree | 15.42% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.11% |
| Other | 7.65% |
Posted Quality Manager (General) 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 | 10.97% |
| 3 to 5 years | 56.14% |
| 6 to 8 years | 16.36% |
| 9+ years | 16.54% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Quality Manager (General) 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.
- Management (54.59%)
- Communication (43.25%)
- Leadership (43.06%)
- Quality Assurance (38.38%)
- Operations (35.8%)
- Problem Solving (32.54%)
- Quality Control (31.58%)
- Customer Service (21.48%)
- Planning (20.36%)
- Microsoft Excel (17.35%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Quality Management Systems (47.82%)
- Auditing (57.13%)
- Quality Management (73.35%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Six Sigma Methodology (12.43%)
- Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) (17.98%)
- Construction (6.42%)
- Food Safety And Sanitation (8.73%)
- Internal Auditing (15.8%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (25.44%)
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (8.22%)
- Subcontracting (5.42%)
- Good Manufacturing Practices (12.83%)
- Quality Improvement (19.23%)
- Product Quality (QA/QC) (14.68%)
- Statistical Process Controls (12.51%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (13.77%)
- Root Cause Analysis (16.5%)
- ISO 9000 Series (23.27%)
- Process Improvement (20.39%)
- Data Analysis (10.76%)
- Risk Management (6.99%)
- Supplier Quality Management (8.76%)
- Project Management (23.99%)
- Lean Manufacturing (14.88%)
- Change Management (5.51%)
- New Product Development (11.35%)
- External Auditing (8.39%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Quality Manager (General) skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Quality Manager
- Quality Systems Manager
- Quality Improvement Manager
- Regional Quality Manager
- Quality Program Manager
- Field Quality Manager
- Quality Engineer
- Project Quality Manager
- Plant Quality Manager
- Program Manager
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.
- Manufacturing Quality Manager
- Director of Quality Assurance
- Quality Control Manager
- Quality Assurance Supervisor
- Product Quality Engineer
- Quality Engineering Manager
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Quality Manager (General) jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- GPAC (157)
- Ryder (156)
- Actalent (116)
- The Judge Group (94)
- Randstad (82)
- Johnson & Johnson (75)
- Kiewit Corporation (73)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (71)
- Centene (68)
- Sunrun (61)
North Carolina
- GPAC (9)
- Baker Interiors Furniture Company (6)
- Eaton Corporation (5)
- Hitachi (5)
- UNC Health (5)
- HCL Technologies (4)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (4)
- Jacobs Engineering Group (4)
- Perdue (4)
- Ryder (4)
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!
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