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Vice President (General)

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Vice President is a high-level manager at a company of organization. Often reports to the President of the company or organization, and sometimes oversees the entirety of one division, department, or sector.

Job Outlook

There were 431 Vice President (General) job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 16520 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the General Manager industry, which includes the Vice President (General) career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Vice President (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 $216,578.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $211,051.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Vice President (General) postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $181,900.

Education and Experience

Posted Vice President (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 LevelPercentage
Associate's Degree0%
Bachelor's Degree53.47%
Master's Degree31.57%
Doctoral Degree12.97%
Other6.82%

Posted Vice President (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 ExperiencePercentage
0 to 2 years4.76%
3 to 5 years27.87%
6 to 8 years21.81%
9+ years45.56%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Vice President (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.

  • Leadership (54.38%)
  • Management (49.12%)
  • Communication (45.03%)
  • Sales (34.22%)
  • Operations (31.28%)
  • Planning (22.14%)
  • Innovation (21.48%)
  • Presentations (20.78%)
  • Customer Service (18.31%)
  • Strategic Planning (17.63%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

  • Marketing (36.27%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

  • Accounting (13.43%)
  • Customer Relationship Management (9.73%)
  • Business Development (13.17%)
  • Fundraising (7.75%)
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (10.16%)
  • Investments (9.1%)
  • Financial Services (10.4%)
  • Finance (25.34%)
  • Selling Techniques (14.57%)
  • Risk Management (8.45%)
  • Project Management (21.31%)
  • Business Strategies (10.15%)
  • New Product Development (12.62%)
  • Sales Prospecting (14%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Vice President (General) skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

  • Principal Scientist
  • Regional Vice President
  • Assistant Vice President
  • Vice President of Sales
  • Vice President
  • Area Manager
  • Area Vice President
  • Vice President of Development
  • Vice President of Enrollment Management
  • Vice President of Strategy

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.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Vice President (General) jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

  • JPMorgan Chase (409)
  • Performance Food Group (394)
  • Bausch Health (258)
  • BNY Mellon (210)
  • SitusAMC (207)
  • CBRE (197)
  • Deutsche Bank (151)
  • Cornerstone Ondemand (133)
  • Arthur J. Gallagher (128)
  • Verint Systems (120)

North Carolina

  • Deutsche Bank (37)
  • Performance Food Group (15)
  • Bausch Health (8)
  • JPMorgan Chase (7)
  • Synchrony (5)
  • Novant Health (5)
  • SitusAMC (5)
  • Insightsoftware (5)
  • Sedgwick (5)
  • Duke University (5)

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!