Operations jobs and conferences

Running the business: operations, supply chain, facilities and program delivery. Operations has about 43,339 verified open jobs on NextChapter right now, with a typical posted salary of $112,000 a year. About 29% of openings are entry or early-career level. 464 conferences are tagged to it, 349 with dates announced.

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Operations market snapshot

Every figure names its source and period. Estimates are labeled as estimates; AI exposure is what AI could do in principle, not a measured job loss.

Verified open jobs
about 43,339

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

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Typical posted salary
$112,000 a year (middle half $80,000 to $148,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,473 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Entry or early-career level
29% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Ask for AI skills
2% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: AI-skill tagger on the posting text, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Remote
4% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Median annual wage, Management occupations
$126,520

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, national, all industries, May 2025.

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Observed AI exposure, Management occupations
10% of tasks show work-related Claude usage (average across 35 occupations)

Source: Anthropic Economic Index, labor market impacts, March 2026: coverage of tasks, not job loss, estimate.

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AI task exposure, closest group (Management)
46.9 out of 100: what AI could do in principle, not a measured job loss

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026; Eloundou et al. (2024) task-exposure score, estimate.

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Employment change, Management
+3.4% from 2022 to 2026

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026, Census CPS (NextChapter calculation), January to August, 2022 and 2026.

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Unemployed 27+ weeks, last job in Management
30.3% of unemployed people

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026, Census CPS (NextChapter calculation), January to August 2026, 1,029 respondents.

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Conferences in the catalog for Operations
464, 349 with dates announced

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, checked against each event’s own site.

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Next conference
IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX, Nov 6, 2026

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

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Median published ticket price
$850

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, lowest published price, 109 conferences with a price.

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Open calls for speakers
51 conferences

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. supply chain14%
  2. 2. procurement14%
  3. 3. logistics12%
  4. 4. project management7%
  5. 5. excel6%
  6. 6. erp2%
  7. 7. audit2%
  8. 8. forecasting2%

States with the most openings

  1. 1. CA11%
  2. 2. NY9%
  3. 3. TX9%
  4. 4. FL5%
  5. 5. IL5%

What Operations jobs pay

Advertised pay on live postings that state it, annual in US dollars.

Operations pay: median $110,000, middle half $82,000 to $147,000, from 9,117 postings. See also the skills that pay more.

Open Operations jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

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Industries hiring for this function

Employers hiring

Operations jobs in the rankings

Ranked: the employers hiring the most operations jobs

Operations conferences

Conferences tagged for this function, plus events with no function tag whose attendee roles point here.

  • IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX

    Nov 6 to Nov 12, 2026 · Long Beach, CA

    Ticket About $725. Early-bird full registration $725 for members (deadline Aug 31, 2026); lower student and emerging-professional…

  • Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo (FBCE)

    Nov 8 to Nov 11, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $4,500 to $5,450. Early bird $4,500 through Jan 31; regular $5,450 (a search snippet also showed $5,950).

  • FPA Summit (Financial Planning Association)

    Nov 9 to Nov 11, 2026 · National Harbor, MD

    Ticket $899 to $1,349. Tiered by date and member status; member $899-$1,149, non-member $1,099-$1,349. FPA site says registration…

  • Trimble Dimensions

    Nov 9 to Nov 11, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Banking Transformation Summit USA

    Nov 9 to Nov 10, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

    Apply to attend. Banks and credit unions can apply for a free pass; vendors pay

  • Restaurant Finance & Development Conference

    Nov 9 to Nov 11, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Price not published on site; full-conference pass only, no one-day pass. Hotel rate $289 + $40 resort fee.

  • PLUS Conference

    Nov 10 to Nov 12, 2026 · San Diego, CA

    Ticket About $1,725. Only the member full-access price ($1,725) is listed; nonmember/student rates not shown. Hotel block expired…

  • POC Homeland Security Summit

    Nov 10, 2026 · McLean, VA

    Paid ticket. Price not shown on event page.

  • FHCA Annual Conference & Trade Show

    Nov 12, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. 2026 edition ran through July 30 in Orlando; 2027 dates not posted. Nurse Leadership Program June 2-4, 2027 (call…

  • TCI EXPO

    Nov 12 to Nov 14, 2026 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Ticket $330 to $805. Trade Show Only $35-$60 member / $50-$75 non-member (rising by tier, onsite $60/$75). Onsite Education…

  • Franchise Expo West

    Nov 13 to Nov 14, 2026 · Glendale, AZ

    Paid ticket. Price not listed.

  • HLTH USA

    Nov 15 to Nov 18, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Ticket About $1,500. Passes start at $1,500 for clinicians (other tiers not shown). Nov 15-18, 2026, Venetian Expo, Las Vegas.

  • Automation Fair

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $495 to $895. General access $495 early, $795 advance (to Nov 13), $895 on site; with Advanced Training $1,595-$2,295.

  • Expo! Expo! IAEE Annual Meeting

    Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2026 · Milwaukee, WI

    Paid ticket. Early rates expired Sept 30.

  • Rockwell Automation Fair

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Emerging Franchisor Conference

    Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2026 · Nashville, TN

    Paid ticket. Registration via Cvent; price not shown.

  • New Jersey State League of Municipalities Annual Conference

    Nov 17 to Nov 19, 2026 · Atlantic City, NJ

    Paid ticket. Official site says registration is open but lists no fees; session proposal portal is closed.

  • FedTalks

    Nov 17, 2026 · Washington, DC

    Apply to attend. Cost and audience rules not listed on the events page (each event has a Register link).

  • IFMA World Workplace

    Nov 18 to Nov 20, 2026 · Anaheim, CA

    Paid ticket. Member and non-member full-event rates are only in a PDF form. Expo-only $149; virtual $99. Fifth registration free…

    Open call for speakers

  • MEMA Annual Conference & Expo

    Nov 18 to Nov 19, 2026 · Novi, MI

    Paid ticket. Price not published in sources read (mema.org returned 403 to direct fetch).

  • PA Digital Summit

    Nov 18, 2026 · Harrisburg, PA

    Paid ticket. Ticket price not listed

  • NLC City Summit

    Nov 19 to Nov 21, 2026 · Nashville, TN

    Ticket $775 to $1,610. 2026 rates for Nashville, Nov 19-21: NLC member $775-$1,255, non-member $990-$1,610 depending on date…

  • Pacific Marine Expo

    Nov 19 to Nov 21, 2026 · Seattle, WA

    Free. Trade press reports advance registration free and $55 on site; the official page only links to registration.

  • RailTrends

    Nov 19 to Nov 20, 2026 · New York, NY

    Paid ticket. Registration price not found in search results.

  • RIMS ERM Conference

    Nov 19 to Nov 20, 2026 · Columbus, OH

    Ticket $550 to $1,450. Member $910-$1,150, non-member $1,210-$1,450 (advance/regular/on-site); educational member $550-$650.

  • DSI Annual Conference

    Nov 21 to Nov 23, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • I/ITSEC

    Nov 30 to Dec 3, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $350 to $925. Industry $775 (NTSA/NDIA member) to $925 late non-member; US gov non-DoD civilians $350; .gov/.mil email…

  • POC Healthcare Summit

    Dec 3, 2026 · McLean, VA

    Free expo, paid sessions. Price not shown on the event page (registration form); 2027 edition date TBD.

  • IHI Forum

    Dec 6 to Dec 9, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

    Ticket $345 to $1,595. General conference (Dec 8-9) $1,595; virtual pass $345; group rate for 10+; figures from a search summary.

  • International Maintenance Conference (IMC)

    Dec 7 to Dec 10, 2026 · Marco Island, FL

    Paid ticket. Prices not read.

    Open call for speakers

  • Vision Federal Market Forecast Conference

    Dec 8 to Dec 9, 2026 · Arlington, VA

    Ticket $999 to $1,265. Registration $999 PSC members, $1,265 general (from event listings, not read on the official page); venue…

  • AAAE Aviation Security Summit

    Dec 8 to Dec 9, 2026 · Washington, DC

    Ticket $730 to $880. AAAE member $730 through Oct 23, $780 after; non-member $830 through Oct 23, $880 after.

  • GovAI Coalition Summit

    Dec 9 to Dec 10, 2026 · San Jose, CA

    Ticket $50 to $200. $200 summit; $50 government-only Town Hall (Dec 11).

  • ARMA InfoCon

    Dec 31, 2026 · Savannah, GA

    Ticket $1,149 to $2,249. Full conference: member $1,149 early bird (to Jul 6), $1,349 advance, $1,649 standard, $1,949 last…

  • AFBF Annual Convention & IDEAg Trade Show

    Jan 8 to Jan 13, 2027 · Charlotte, NC

    Ticket $250 to $500. Farm Bureau member, government and student $250; non-member $500. Children 17 and under free (12-17 must…

  • TRB Annual Meeting

    Jan 10 to Jan 14, 2027 · Washington, DC

    Ticket $310 to $1,570. General registration $1,225 early bird (to Nov 18), $1,520 advance, $1,570 onsite. Young professional (35…

  • AAAE Aviation Issues Conference

    Jan 10 to Jan 14, 2027 · Koloa, HI

    Paid ticket. Pricing not published on the events page.

  • Surface Navy Association National Symposium

    Jan 12 to Jan 14, 2027 · Arlington, VA

    Paid ticket. Registration opens early November 2026; price not yet published.

  • MARS Winter Meeting

    Jan 12 to Jan 14, 2027 · Schaumburg, IL

    Paid ticket. Prices to be posted fall 2026.

  • NAW Executive Summit

    Jan 19 to Jan 21, 2027 · Washington, DC

    Paid ticket. Prices not captured.

  • World of Concrete

    Jan 19 to Jan 21, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Ticket $115 to $165. Exhibits-only badge $115 through Dec 11, 2026; $145 after; $165 onsite. Education seminars extra: $110-$295…

  • SCALE Expo

    Jan 21, 2027 · Cambridge, MA

    Free

  • APPA Winter Training Institute

    Jan 24 to Jan 27, 2027 · New Orleans, LA

    Paid ticket. Prices not listed; virtual on-demand access Jan 19 to Feb 19, 2027

  • IDFA Dairy Forum

    Jan 24 to Jan 27, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Pricing not read.

  • StorePoint Retail

    Jan 24 to Jan 27, 2027 · Nashville, TN

    By invitation only. Retailers reportedly attend at no cost (air, hotel, meals covered); suppliers buy packages.

  • ESPA Annual Conference

    Jan 24 to Jan 26, 2027 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $799 to $899. Members $799, non-members $899; member group rates.

  • CASSS CMC Strategy Forum North America

    Jan 25, 2027 · Washington, DC

    Paid ticket. Registration fees on a linked page; not read. In-person registration closes Jan 12, 2027, virtual Jan 21.

  • MBA Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference

    Jan 25 to Jan 27, 2027 · Tampa, FL

    Paid ticket. Registration not yet open per MBA listing.

  • OPEX Week: Business Transformation World Summit

    Jan 25 to Jan 27, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Page shows early-bird saving of up to $900 if booked before Oct 30, 2026; dollar prices not shown.

  • IPPE (International Production & Processing Expo)

    Jan 26 to Jan 28, 2027 · Atlanta, GA

    Ticket $99 to $199. $99 through Jan 8, $149 Jan 9-25, $199 onsite.

  • Private Funds CFO New York Forum

    Jan 26 to Jan 27, 2027 · New York, NY

    Ticket $4,045 to $4,495. New York Forum Access from US$4,045 (US$4,495 also shown); includes an annual PEI Network membership.…

  • UAV Technology USA

    Feb 1 to Feb 2, 2027 · Arlington, VA

    Free expo, paid sessions. Standard price not listed on the page (shown at registration); $400 early-bird discount ended Oct 23,…

  • CattleCon (Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show)

    Feb 2 to Feb 4, 2027 · Nashville, TN

    Ticket About $1,050. Full registration $1,050; price rises Jan 5, 2027; refunds less $150 fee if cancelled 90+ days out.

  • RE+ Northeast

    Feb 2 to Feb 4, 2027 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $760 to $900. Full conference pass $760 for SEIA Premium/SEPA members, $900 non-members; early bird through Dec 10.…

    Open call for speakers

  • SuperReturn Operating Partners North America

    Feb 2 to Feb 3, 2027 · Hollywood, FL

    Ticket $1,999 to $2,599. Two prices shown on the purchase page with savings up to $600 by Jan 8; which is early-bird was not…

  • Enabling the Good Life Summit

    Feb 2 to Feb 3, 2027 · Babcock Ranch, FL

    By invitation only

  • NAPE Summit Week

    Feb 3 to Feb 5, 2027 · Houston, TX

    Ticket $355 to $1,095. NAPE Experience Plus (conference + expo): $695 preferred to Oct 9, $895 Oct 10-Dec 11, $995 Dec 12-Feb 1,…

  • LSC Innovations in Technology Conference

    Feb 3 to Feb 5, 2027 · New Orleans, LA

    Ticket $800 to $900. ITC27 attendee $800 before Oct 30, $900 after; group of 5+ $750/$850.

  • Franchise Expo Cincinnati

    Feb 5 to Feb 6, 2027 · Cincinnati, OH

    Paid ticket. Price not listed.

  • Franchise Expo South

    Feb 5 to Feb 6, 2027 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Paid ticket. Price not listed on the organizer's page.

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