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Plant Manager jobs: 347 open roles

Open plant manager jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $146,000 a year.

The market for plant manager work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Operations function this title sits in. Outlook, pay and AI-use figures are for the government category “Industrial production managers”, the closest occupation to this title.

Verified open plant manager jobs
347

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$146,000

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Employment outlook
Projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035 (about as fast as average).

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

National median pay, all levels
$126,060

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025.

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Openings a year nationally, growth plus replacement
17,000

Source: BLS Employment Projections.

AI use at work
AI use among industrial production managers is little observed so far.

Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

Operations openings that ask for AI skills
2%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Operations openings that are remote
4%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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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%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work
  2. 2. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)
  3. 3. Prompt design
  4. 4. AI coding assistants
  5. 5. AI workflow automation
  6. 6. Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate)

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Where plant manager experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • Project management

    Close fit · A few months

    Engineering project managers are in demand everywhere things get built, and your technical depth is the credential.

    Carries over: Running engineering projects, Schedules and budgets, Vendors and contractors

  • Technical program management

    Adjacent · A few months

    Technical program management pays well for engineers who would rather coordinate the work than do all of it.

    Carries over: Systems thinking, Cross-team technical work, Risk management

  • Solutions consulting and sales engineering

    Adjacent · A few months

    Sales engineering pays well for engineers who enjoy people and can explain hard things simply.

    Carries over: Technical depth, Explaining how things work, Solving customer problems

  • Operations management and chief of staff

    Adjacent · A few months

    Operations leadership is a common next step for manufacturing and process engineers who want to run the place.

    Carries over: Process improvement, Plant and production know-how, Lean and quality methods

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Open plant manager jobs

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Plant Manager salary

The middle half of plant manager listings that state pay run from $125,000 to $170,000. See the full plant manager salary breakdown.

Operations jobs in the rankings

Rankings about operations jobs

Operations jobs · Top Operations employers · All rankings

Where plant manager jobs are

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Plant Manager jobs by city and state

Employers hiring plant managers

  • CRH Public 14
  • Amrize 6
  • Eaton 5
  • AZZ 5
  • CRH 5
  • Smyrna Ready Mix 5
  • Howmet Aerospace 4
  • Michael Page 4
  • Cascades 4
  • Enchanted Rock 3

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