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
- Typical posted salary
- $112,000 a year (middle half $80,000 to $148,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 29% of openings
- Ask for AI skills
- 2% of openings
- Median annual wage, Management occupations
- $126,520
- Observed AI exposure, Management occupations
- 10% of tasks show work-related Claude usage (average across 35 occupations)
- AI task exposure, closest group (Management)
- 46.9 out of 100: what AI could do in principle, not a measured job loss
- Employment change, Management
- +3.4% from 2022 to 2026
- Unemployed 27+ weeks, last job in Management
- 30.3% of unemployed people
- Conferences in the catalog for Operations
- 464, 349 with dates announced
- Next conference
- IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX, Nov 6, 2026
- Median published ticket price
- $850
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,473 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: AI-skill tagger on the posting text, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, national, all industries, May 2025.
See the detail →Source: Anthropic Economic Index, labor market impacts, March 2026: coverage of tasks, not job loss, estimate.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026; Eloundou et al. (2024) task-exposure score, estimate.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026, Census CPS (NextChapter calculation), January to August, 2022 and 2026.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026, Census CPS (NextChapter calculation), January to August 2026, 1,029 respondents.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter conference catalog, checked against each event’s own site.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter conference catalog.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter conference catalog, lowest published price, 109 conferences with a price.
See the detail →Skills most often named in openings
- 1. supply chain14%
- 2. procurement14%
- 3. logistics12%
- 4. project management7%
- 5. excel6%
- 6. erp2%
- 7. audit2%
- 8. forecasting2%
States with the most openings
- 1. CA11%
- 2. NY9%
- 3. TX9%
- 4. FL5%
- 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.
- Senior Consultant, Fiscal Operations Advisory
Baker Tilly · USA IN Remote; USA IN Mishawaka; USA IN Indianapolis
Nov 9, 2026
- General Manager
Chipotle Mexican Grill · Englewood, Colorado, United States
Nov 9, 2026
- Director, Supply Chain
L3HARRIS Technologies · Nashville, TN, US, 37203
Nov 8, 2026
- Project Operations Coordinator (Remote in New York, Oregon, Illinois, Colorado, or Ohio)
Lumino Digital · Ohio
$50k–$60k · Nov 8, 2026
- Remote Facility Coding Quality & Compliance Analyst
Advocate Health · Charlotte, NC
Nov 8, 2026
- Assistant General Manager
Chipotle Mexican Grill · Baxter, Minnesota, United States
Nov 8, 2026
- Remote Project Operations Coordinator
Lumino Digital · Ohio
Nov 8, 2026
- Project Coordinator
Jones Lang LaSalle · Olympia, WA
$55k–$68k · Nov 8, 2026
- Operations Manager in Training
Beacon Mobility · Pennsylvania
Nov 8, 2026
- Project Coordinator
Randstad USA · Denver, CO
Nov 8, 2026
- Supply Chain Operations Supervisor - 2nd Shift
GXO Logistics · New Albany, IN
$70k–$78k · Nov 8, 2026
- Battery Storage Project Coordinator II
Engie · Chicago, IL
Nov 8, 2026
- Supply Chain Risk Analyst
Kforce Technology Staffing · McLean, VA
Nov 8, 2026
- Logistics Coordinator
Total Quality Logistics · Akron, OH
$40k · Nov 8, 2026
- Delivery Logistics Coordinator
Hiring & apply · Auxier, KY
Nov 8, 2026
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Operations jobs in the rankings
Rankings about operations jobs
- Best cities for operations jobs #1 New York (1,429 openings)
- Best cities for operations pay after cost of living #1 Reston ($177k)
- Most requested AI skills in operations jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (2.5%)
- AI tools named most often in operations jobs #1 Claude (0.28%)
- Employers with the most operations jobs #1 Amazon (1,480 roles)
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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