Quality Manager (General)
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Quality Manager manages quality control in an organization or for a project. Develops quality control policies and monitors quality in different settings such as manufacturing production, technology product development and research laboratories
Job Outlook
There were 405 Quality Manager (General) job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 12117 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Quality Control Systems Manager industry, which includes the Quality Manager (General) career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:
Salary
Many new Quality Manager (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 $114,878.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $113,517.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Quality Manager (General) postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $97,608.
Education and Experience
Posted Quality Manager (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 | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 72.34% |
| Master's Degree | 15.87% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.06% |
| Other | 8.44% |
Posted Quality Manager (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 | 9.63% |
| 3 to 5 years | 54.7% |
| 6 to 8 years | 18.53% |
| 9+ years | 17.14% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Quality Manager (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.
- Management (55.1%)
- Leadership (46.67%)
- Communication (44.83%)
- Quality Assurance (41.54%)
- Problem Solving (36.44%)
- Operations (35.12%)
- Quality Control (33.39%)
- Customer Service (21.57%)
- Planning (19.1%)
- Detail Oriented (17.49%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Quality Management Systems (50.06%)
- ISO 9000 Series (25.77%)
- Auditing (60.52%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (40.69%)
- Project Management (25.51%)
- Quality Management (75.52%)
- Process Improvement (21.93%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Supplier Quality Management (8.81%)
- Supply Chain (8.86%)
- Aerospace Basic Quality System Standards (7.55%)
- Construction (6.31%)
- Six Sigma Methodology (14.3%)
- Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) (18.1%)
- Quality Improvement (17.2%)
- Chemistry (4.88%)
- Data Analysis (9.85%)
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (7.44%)
- Good Manufacturing Practices (11.99%)
- Change Management (5.69%)
- Hazard Analysis And Critical Control Points (HACCP) (6.42%)
- Regulatory Compliance (10.59%)
- Standard Operating Procedure (7.72%)
- External Auditing (8.86%)
- Risk Management (7.34%)
- New Product Development (10.92%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (13.89%)
- Lean Manufacturing (15.21%)
- Food Safety And Sanitation (8.25%)
- Internal Auditing (15.68%)
- Risk Analysis (5.26%)
- Production Part Approval Process (7.52%)
- Lean Six Sigma (5.03%)
- Statistical Process Controls (13.17%)
- Test Planning (4.02%)
- Root Cause Analysis (18.66%)
- Product Quality (QA/QC) (15.22%)
- Subcontracting (5.75%)
- Industry Standards (11.51%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Project Management (100%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Quality Manager (General) skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Quality Manager
- Quality Improvement Manager
- Quality Systems Manager
- Regional Quality Manager
- Quality Program Manager
- Project Quality Manager
- Quality Engineer
- Quality Management System Manager
- Plant Quality Manager
- Field Quality Manager
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.
- Manufacturing Quality Manager
- Director of Quality Assurance
- Quality Control Manager
- Quality Assurance Manager
- Quality Assurance Supervisor
- Product Quality Engineer
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Quality Manager (General) jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Ryder (222)
- Actalent (167)
- Molina Healthcare (143)
- GPAC (140)
- Johnson & Johnson (132)
- Kiewit Corporation (110)
- The Judge Group (103)
- Randstad (69)
- Res Agency (66)
- Philips (56)
North Carolina
- Johnson & Johnson (7)
- Us Enhanced (7)
- Actalent (6)
- Gildan (5)
- Cummins (5)
- Walsh Construction Co. (5)
- Ryder (5)
- Siemens (5)
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (4)
- Grifols (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!
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.