General or operations manager
Plans and oversees the daily work of an organization across several departments or locations, using supervisors to manage staff.
Will AI replace general or operations manager jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Medium. More AI overlap than 36 in 100 jobs. AI helps with some tasks, like paperwork or first drafts. People still do the core of the job. 14% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Review financial and sales reports to see how the business is doing
- Check that suppliers deliver what is needed on time and on budget
- Set up goals and rules for departments with other leaders and staff
What stays human
- Direct the making, pricing, selling, and delivery of products
- Direct the office work that supports making products or providing services
- Make work schedules and give workers their duties
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +5%. Typical pay: $105,770 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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