Plant Operations Manager, Automotive

Manages a team responsible for operating automotive facilities.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$268k

Mean

$278k

10th–90th pct

$203k–$369k

Observations

825

Confidence: 35% · based on 825 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

Quality Assurance

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

55% require · 26% prefer

Master's Degree

18% require · 26% prefer

No College

20% require · 6% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Supply Chain, Automotive-7.5%Automotive Procurement Specialist-60.4%Automotive Supply Chain Analyst-61.7%Automotive Operations Technician-59.0%Automotive Operations Supervisor-55.4%

Common previous roles

Automotive Operations Technician-144.0%Automotive Operations Supervisor-124.1%Automotive Procurement Specialist-152.7%Automotive Supply Chain Analyst-161.3%Director of Supply Chain, Automotive-8.1%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)3,829

Posting growth+33.5%

Median days to fill55 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)128,176

Projected growth0.8%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness0%

Automation exposure25%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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