DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	5,050	207	$49.19/hr	$2.31/hr	$28.23/hr	$34.75/hr	$43.95/hr	$57.22/hr	$77.37/hr
U S	160,550	963	$47.35/hr	$0.14/hr	$26.35/hr	$33.53/hr	$43.32/hr	$56.50/hr	$72.86/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Industrial Production Managers Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Manufacturing 3,480 $41.40/hr Professional and Business Services 780 $63.74/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 490 $47.00/hr Public Administration 130 $44.62/hr Financial Activities 50 $41.10/hr Natural Resources and Mining 40 $46.50/hr Other Services 30 $38.20/hr

Other Regional Data For Industrial Production Managers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2010 - 2020 Minnesota 5,050 $43.95/hr 14.2% Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN-WI MSA 3,520 $45.95/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 3,250 $46.63/hr 11.6% Central Minnesota 520 $37.82/hr 17.9% Southeast Balance of State 520 $41.71/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota 510 $40.97/hr 15.7% Southwest Minnesota 440 $37.76/hr 16.2% Northwest Minnesota 330 $39.16/hr 26.4% Northwest Balance of State 300 $38.75/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 240 $37.54/hr N/A Saint Cloud MN MSA 170 $37.13/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 150 $42.01/hr 17.0% Duluth-Superior MN-WI MSA 100 $42.63/hr N/A Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA 100 $31.41/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato, MN MetroSA 90 $35.03/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 90 $34.03/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 90 $41.01/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 80 $36.89/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 80 $36.65/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers	12,600	$26.30/hr	N/A
Chief Executives	8,730	$78.27/hr	3.4%
Industrial Engineering Technicians	2,930	$24.31/hr	8.0%
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand	2,860	$22.37/hr	26.4%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,260	$40.24/hr	9.2%
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products	310	$32.13/hr	6.3%
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	230	$24.22/hr	N/A

• Directs and coordinates production, processing, distribution, and marketing activities of industrial organization.
• Coordinates and recommends procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification.
• Develops budgets and approves expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources.
• Resolves personnel grievances.
• Hires, trains, evaluates, and discharges staff.
• Prepares and maintains production reports and personnel records.
• Examines samples of raw products or directs testing during processing to ensure finished products conform to prescribed quality standards.
• Reviews plans and confers with research and support staff to develop new products and processes or the quality of existing products.
• Analyzes production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports to detect production problems.
• Reviews operations and confers with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
• Negotiates materials prices with suppliers.
• Initiates and coordinates inventory and cost control programs.
• Reviews processing schedules and production orders to determine staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments.