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 Third Quarter, 2012

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	4,720	160	$49.21/hr	$2.17/hr	$28.77/hr	$35.03/hr	$44.06/hr	$57.25/hr	$77.52/hr
U S	151,850	911	$47.26/hr	$0.19/hr	$26.05/hr	$33.38/hr	$43.25/hr	$56.49/hr	$72.92/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 3,380 $42.09/hr Professional and Business Services 640 $65.86/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 410 $45.97/hr Public Administration 110 $44.03/hr Information 50 $39.66/hr Education and Health Services 50 $43.11/hr Natural Resources and Mining 40 $45.89/hr Other Services 30 $34.77/hr

Other Regional Data For Industrial Production Managers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2010 - 2020 Minnesota 4,720 $44.06/hr 14.2% Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN-WI MSA 3,240 $46.28/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 2,990 $47.18/hr 11.6% Southeast Balance of State 510 $41.31/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota 460 $40.55/hr 15.7% Central Minnesota 460 $37.85/hr 17.9% Southwest Minnesota 380 $37.69/hr 16.2% Northwest Minnesota 320 $37.85/hr 26.4% Northwest Balance of State 260 $37.41/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 240 $37.32/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 150 $42.01/hr 17.0% Saint Cloud MN MSA 150 $35.45/hr N/A Duluth-Superior MN-WI MSA 110 $41.54/hr N/A Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA 90 $31.00/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato, MN MetroSA 90 $36.30/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 80 $34.62/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 80 $40.99/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 60 $40.90/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 40 $37.64/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	12,840	$26.11/hr	N/A
Chief Executives	7,490	$77.00/hr	3.4%
Industrial Engineering Technicians	3,160	$23.45/hr	8.0%
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand	3,030	$22.03/hr	26.4%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,950	$39.61/hr	9.2%
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products	440	$31.40/hr	6.3%
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	200	$21.84/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.