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 463 Vice President (General) job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 18132 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 $152,338.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $131,330.
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 $114,493.
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 Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 2.29% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 51.88% |
| Master's Degree | 30.89% |
| Doctoral Degree | 13.57% |
| Other | 6.99% |
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 Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 5.8% |
| 3 to 5 years | 31.87% |
| 6 to 8 years | 21.45% |
| 9+ years | 40.88% |
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 (42.59%)
- Management (40.57%)
- Communication (35.82%)
- Sales (27.43%)
- Operations (26.11%)
- Planning (16.84%)
- Innovation (15.05%)
- Customer Service (14.97%)
- Presentations (14.73%)
- Research (13.69%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Financial Services (8.58%)
- Risk Management (8.52%)
- Sales Prospecting (12.64%)
- Investments (8.86%)
- Marketing (34.07%)
- Project Management (19.4%)
- Business Development (12.68%)
- Auditing (11.2%)
- Selling Techniques (13.86%)
- Business Strategies (7.52%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (7.94%)
- Finance (25.72%)
- Business Planning (7.63%)
- Accounting (15.15%)
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
- Area Manager
- Vice President of Product
- Area Vice President
- Vice President of Development
- Vice President of Enrollment Management
- Associate Vice President
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 (576)
- Performance Food Group (409)
- Deutsche Bank (240)
- SitusAMC (198)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb (137)
- Merck (124)
- Arthur J. Gallagher (114)
- BNY Mellon (113)
- Performance Foodservice (112)
- Citigroup (108)
North Carolina
- Deutsche Bank (45)
- Performance Food Group (25)
- Performance Foodservice (10)
- Eli Lilly (9)
- Central Piedmont Community College (5)
- LPL Financial (5)
- The Borgen Project (5)
- Siemens (5)
- Moody's (4)
- Insightsoftware (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!
- Business Administration Master's Degrees
- Professional Communication and Managerial Skills Graduate Certificates
All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.