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Operations Manager Career Market Report 2026

5,726 active jobs. 1,803 companies. Median salary $84K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

5,726
Active Job Openings
1,803
Companies Hiring
$84K
Median Salary (US)
74%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Operations Manager market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 74% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $84K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $47K to $156K.

Remote roles pay 18% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 22%

AI/LLM demand rose +6.9pp — fastest-growing skill

Amazon leads hiring with 371 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Manager → Director (+$70K, +88%)

Salary increase: +$70K · Sample: Manager → Director

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 22% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager908$46K$80K$150K
Lead160$54K$110K$178K
Director11$21K$150K$180K

What jumps out

Manager → Director: +$70K (88%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States499$102KUSD
Remote52$120KUSD
United Kingdom11$77KGBP
Germany11$55KEUR
India5$19KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site5.1%
Remote9.3%
Hybrid1.4%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
22%
Logistics
19%
Procurement
13%
Supply Chain
12%
Project Management
12%
Inventory Management
10%
Quality Assurance
9%
Loss Prevention
6%
Six Sigma
6%
Data Analysis
6%
SQL
6%

Skills on the Rise

AI/LLM ↑+6.9ppSix Sigma ↑+6.2ppData Analysis ↑+6.1ppSQL ↑+5.9ppProject Management ↑+3.5pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-20.4ppCustomer Service ↓-19.9ppExcel ↓-17.3ppPerformance Management ↓-14.0ppMental Health ↓-12.0pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Amazon3716.5%
Cvshealth2033.5%
Davita561.0%
Accorhotel540.9%
Carvana500.9%
Aldistores480.8%
Target460.8%
Jobgether420.7%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States2,158
United Kingdom254
Remote220
Germany125
India117
Australia99
Canada93
Philippines59

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree57.5%2,434
Bachelor's Degree14.4%611
Master's Degree10.8%458
MBA1.1%47
PhD / Doctorate0.2%10
High School / GED0.1%3

Certifications

MBA (4%)ITIL (1%)CPR Certified (1%)PMP (1%)

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