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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) jobs: 466 open roles, pay, industries and skills

466 open Chief Executive Officer jobs (CEO), taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Also listed as President and CEO, Founder and CEO. Listings that state pay show a median of $200,000 a year.

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The market for Chief Executive Officer work

Every figure is counted from verified open listings. Pay is what the employer advertises for the job.

Verified open Chief Executive Officer jobs
466

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

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Median pay in listings that state it
$200,000

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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State with the most openings
California (61)

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Industry hiring the most
Healthcare & Hospital Systems (47%)

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Listings that are remote
24%

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Listings that ask for an AI skill
5%

Source: NextChapter verified openings, read in full.

What a CEO does

C-suite role in Executive Leadership.

The whole company: strategy, the executive team, capital, and the results the board holds the company to.

Reports to the board of directors.

Other ways this role is written

  • CEO
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • President and CEO
  • Founder and CEO

Listings under any of these titles are counted on this page. Assistant, associate, manager and staff titles are not.

Open Chief Executive Officer jobs

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

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CEO salary

From 59 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars, base pay only.

Lower quarter
$165,000
Median
$200,000
Upper quarter
$250,000

Leadership pay often includes bonus and equity that a listing does not state. Treat these figures as the floor of the conversation, not the whole package.

Best industries for CEO jobs

Employers hiring the most, as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry. Median pay shown where at least 8 listings state it.

Where CEO jobs are

States with the most open listings; median pay where at least 8 listings state it.

Skills CEO jobs ask for

Named in the listings themselves, as a share of 119 Chief Executive Officer listings that name skills. Leadership listings name fewer skills than individual-contributor ones, so this is a signal, not a checklist.

Most named in CEO listings

  1. 1. regulatory compliance31%
  2. 2. strategic planning31%
  3. 3. budgeting15%
  4. 4. supply chain13%
  5. 5. risk management12%
  6. 6. logistics9%
  7. 7. accounts payable8%
  8. 8. procurement8%
  9. 9. forecasting8%
  10. 10. m&a7%

Across all Executive Leadership openings

  1. 1. strategic planning6%
  2. 2. regulatory compliance5%
  3. 3. budgeting5%
  4. 4. risk management4%
  5. 5. project management4%
  6. 6. forecasting3%
  7. 7. supply chain2%
  8. 8. procurement2%
  9. 9. excel2%
  10. 10. change management2%

AI skills for CEO jobs

Specific AI skills named in the full posting text, such as prompt engineering, AI governance or an AI tool. A general mention of AI does not count.

5% of 172 open Chief Executive Officer listings ask for a specific AI skill, against 2% of all Executive Leadership openings.

AI skills named most often

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work2%
  2. 2. AI workflow automation1%
  3. 3. Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate)1%
  4. 4. LLM application engineering1%
  5. 5. AI evaluation and guardrails1%
  6. 6. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)1%

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Job titles under CEO

The exact titles employers use, with their own job and salary pages.

Employers hiring for CEO roles

  • Confidential 47
  • Encompass Health 19
  • SCA Health 11
  • Acadia Healthcare 10
  • Desert Valley Hospital 9
  • Universal Health Services 9
  • JRG Partners 9
  • Drg Talent Advisory Group 8
  • Prime Healthcare 6
  • PAM Health 5
  • DSG Global 5
  • The Jewish Federations Of North America 4

Recruiters who place CEO roles

Search firms with live public searches in Executive Leadership, counted from their own job postings, not self-described. Each has at least two at this level.

All Executive Leadership search firms

CEO turnover

Departures and appointments reported in SEC filings and news in the last 120 days. Each links to its source.

  • Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association

    Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association's Chief Executive Officer is retiring in April 2027, and the Board is searching for a permanent replacement.

    Nov 6, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • RPM International Inc/De/

    RPM International Inc/De/'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Frank C. Sullivan announced plans to retire within twelve to eighteen months, with no permanent successor yet named.

    Nov 6, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • Federal Home Loan Bank of New York

    Federal Home Loan Bank of New York appointed Adam S. Goldstein as permanent President and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Jonathan West who will step down from his interim role. New chief executives often rebuild the leadership team in their first year.

    Nov 6, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • CapForce

    CapForce's Chief Executive Officer Christian-Laurent Benoit Bonte was reassigned to President of Business Development, and John Tan Honjian was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer. New chief executives often rebuild the leadership team in their first year.

    Nov 6, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • GeoVax Labs

    GeoVax Labs terminated its President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately on November 5, 2026, and has not yet named a permanent successor.

    Nov 6, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • Inogen

    Inogen appointed its Chief Operating Officer as the new President and Chief Executive Officer, replacing the outgoing CEO, and will not fill the vacant COO position. New chief executives often rebuild the leadership team in their first year.

    Nov 5, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • TripAdvisor

    TripAdvisor's CEO and President Matt Goldberg will depart on February 16, 2027, and CFO Noonan will resign effective December 31, 2026, with Kristen Dalton appointed as interim CFO starting January 1, 2027.

    Nov 5, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • Change Agents Corporation.

    Change Agents Corporation's Chief Strategy Officer is serving as interim principal executive officer while the company searches for a permanent Chief Executive Officer.

    Nov 5, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

Conferences for CEO leaders

Events tagged for Executive Leadership, with dates, cost and how to speak.

  • Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association Annual Meeting

    Jan 14, 2027 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $399 to $799. Early bird $399 members, $799 non-members; tables of 8 available.

  • Biotech Showcase

    Jan 11 to Jan 13, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Paid ticket. Early bird saves up to $400 by Nov 13; prices on the Registration Options page, not read. Digital Partnering Jan…

  • J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

    Jan 11 to Jan 14, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    By invitation only. Invitation only; invitations are not transferable.

  • RILA Retail CEO Forum

    Jan 30 to Feb 2, 2027 · Palm Beach, FL

    By invitation only. Pricing not listed on the page read.

  • Acquire or Be Acquired

    Feb 7 to Feb 9, 2027 · Phoenix, AZ

    Ticket $2,695 to $4,595. Early individual $2,695 (to Dec 11, 2026), standard $2,795; group 3+ $2,495/$2,595; non-banker…

  • CERAWeek

    Mar 8 to Mar 12, 2027 · Houston, TX

    Ticket $2,250 to $11,000. Executive Conference pass (includes Innovation Agora): $8,500 through Nov 20, 2026; $10,000 Nov 21 to…

Showing 6 of 63 conferences, 63 with dates announced.

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Training for CEO leaders

AI and Executive Leadership courses from named providers, with cost shown.

All 2 Executive Leadership courses

Podcasts and media CEO leaders follow

Hand-picked, each checked to be live. Links go to the publisher.

  • HBR IdeaCast

    Podcast · Alison Beard and Adi Ignatius, Harvard Business Review

    Interviews with researchers and executives on management, leadership and strategy.

  • Masters of Scale

    Podcast · Reid Hoffman

    Interviews with founders and CEOs on how companies grow.

  • The Knowledge Project

    Podcast · Shane Parrish, Farnam Street

    Conversations with executives and investors about decision making and leadership.

  • Fortune CEO Daily

    Newsletter · Fortune

    A daily newsletter on business news for executives.

  • Harvard Business Review

    Publication · Harvard Business Publishing

    Articles on management, leadership and strategy.

  • Chief

    Community · Chief

    A membership community for senior women leaders, with coaching and peer groups.

CEO questions

What does a CEO do?
The whole company: strategy, the executive team, capital, and the results the board holds the company to. Reports to the board of directors.
What does CEO stand for?
CEO stands for Chief Executive Officer. The same job is also written President and CEO, Founder and CEO.
How many CEO jobs are open?
466 verified open Chief Executive Officer jobs, each checked against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
How much does a CEO make?
Among 59 open Chief Executive Officer listings that state pay, the median is $200,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $165,000 and $250,000. This is pay the employer advertises for the job, not total compensation such as bonus or equity.
Where are CEO jobs?
California (61), Florida (44), Texas (40), Pennsylvania (34) have the most open Chief Executive Officer listings. About 24% of listings that state a work arrangement are remote.
Which state pays a CEO the most?
Of the states with enough listings that state pay, California has the highest median at $248,500.
Which industries hire for CEO roles?
Healthcare & Hospital Systems (47%), Non-profit & Social Impact (19%), Technology & Software (6%), Financial Services & Banking (5%), as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry.
What skills do CEO jobs ask for?
The skills named most often in open Chief Executive Officer listings are regulatory compliance, strategic planning, budgeting, supply chain, risk management.
Do CEO jobs ask for AI skills?
5% of 172 open Chief Executive Officer listings read in full name a specific AI skill. The most common is AI tools in daily work.

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