Published on Feb 28, 2007

In 2002, production management specialists held approximately 182,000 jobs. Production managers coordinate resources and activities required to generate millions of goods each year in the United States. The majority of manufacturers have adapted to new production techniques and production managers are vital in order to make sure their business or organization will run smoothly.

Salary Ranges / Job Outlook for Production Management

A production manager's pay range depends upon factors like skill, years of experience, education, type of employment and geographic location. In the United States the median annual salary for production managers was approximately $67,320 in 2002. The low end of this scale earned around $38,980 and the high end earned around $114,750 each year.

Production managers generally receive typical benefit packages that include vacations, sick leave, retirement plans, life and health insurance and pension plans.

Employment of production managers is anticipated to grow steadily during the next ten years. One reason for this is manufacturing output is projected to rise, which in turn will increase productivity between industrial production managers and the workers they supervise. Gains in productivity made by production managers will come from an increasing use of computers for scheduling, planning and coordination.