operations manager

Operations managers plan, oversee and coordinate the daily operations of production of goods and provision of services. They also formulate and implement company policies and plan the use of human resources and materials.

The most in-demand skills for this role include operations management, corporate social responsibility, project management, quality standards, energy conservation, supply chain management. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives operations manager a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.