California·Management Occupations·SOC 11-9199

Best Manager, All Other programs in California, ranked by enrollment

All managers not listed.

262 schools in California run programs that feed this job, graduating 163,129 people a year. The job pays a median of $174,560 in California across about 99,580 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledSite ManagerWind Site ManagerCompliance ManagerWind Plant ManagerCompliance DirectorDevelopment ManagerDevelopment DirectorEnvironmental Manager
Graduates / yr
163,129
in California
Median pay · California
$174,560
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
99,580
people employed
Schools
262
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
49%
across those schools
Median net price
$26,609
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in California that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.02
Business Administration
57,845graduates / yr
218 schools · 5 specializations · 35.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,506
Psychology
CIP 42.01
Psychology
27,882graduates / yr
186 schools · 1 specialization · 17.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,426
Social Sciences
CIP 45.06
Economics
11,482graduates / yr
126 schools · 6 specializations · 7.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $51,725
Social Sciences
CIP 45.11
Sociology
11,293graduates / yr
178 schools · 2 specializations · 6.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $34,099
Psychology
CIP 42.28
Clinical
8,059graduates / yr
32 schools · 11 specializations · 5.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $33,805
Social Sciences
CIP 45.01
Social Sciences
7,748graduates / yr
64 schools · 3 specializations · 4.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,590
Social Sciences
CIP 45.10
Political Science and Government
7,349graduates / yr
170 schools · 4 specializations · 4.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,631
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
CIP 43.01
Criminal Justice and Corrections
7,015graduates / yr
109 schools · 2 specializations · 4.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,408
Psychology
CIP 42.27
Research and Experimental Psychology
4,731graduates / yr
22 schools · 7 specializations · 2.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $34,454
History
CIP 54.01
History
4,706graduates / yr
176 schools · 3 specializations · 2.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,217
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.01
Business/Commerce
2,849graduates / yr
67 schools · 1 specialization · 1.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $44,700
Social Sciences
CIP 45.02
Anthropology
2,174graduates / yr
134 schools · 2 specializations · 1.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $27,806
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.07
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
1,419graduates / yr
73 schools · 2 specializations · 0.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,803
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
CIP 44.04
Public Administration
1,321graduates / yr
39 schools · 1 specialization · 0.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $45,374
Social Sciences
CIP 45.09
International Relations and National Security Studies
1,177graduates / yr
27 schools · 3 specializations · 0.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,878
Social Sciences
CIP 45.04
Criminology
1,142graduates / yr
14 schools · 1 specialization · 0.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,366
Social Sciences
CIP 45.07
Geography and Cartography
1,019graduates / yr
75 schools · 2 specializations · 0.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $38,944
Library Science
CIP 25.01
Library Science and Administration
861graduates / yr
3 schools · 2 specializations · 0.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,163
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
CIP 09.07
Radio
620graduates / yr
19 schools · 1 specialization · 0.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,112
Psychology
CIP 42.99
Psychology
521graduates / yr
10 schools · 1 specialization · 0.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $36,890
Social Sciences
CIP 45.99
Social Sciences
356graduates / yr
11 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $36,279
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.10
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
295graduates / yr
7 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $48,185
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
CIP 43.03
Homeland Security
276graduates / yr
7 schools · 3 specializations · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $46,281
Social Sciences
CIP 45.12
Urban Studies/Affairs
256graduates / yr
11 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $40,294
Visual And Performing Arts
CIP 50.10
Arts
167graduates / yr
4 schools · 3 specializations · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,050
Natural Resources And Conservation
CIP 03.02
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
166graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,946
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.06
Systems Science and Theory
148graduates / yr
6 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,840
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.09
Hospitality Administration/Management
80graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $34,218
Social Sciences
CIP 45.03
Archeology
56graduates / yr
9 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $26,804
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
CIP 43.02
Fire Protection
36graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $48,952
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
CIP 43.04
Security Science and Technology
31graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $40,889
Social Sciences
CIP 45.05
Demography
17graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.12
Historic Preservation and Conservation
14graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,326
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.20
Pharmacy
10graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $48,728
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.47
Linguistics and Anthropology
4graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.39
Economics and Computer Science
3graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Theology And Religious Vocations
CIP 39.08
Religious Institution Administration and Law
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings

81 programs in California that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in California (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own California page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
156,548
34.7%
218$43,506$25,000
227,882
17.1%
186$31,426$25,250
311,291
6.9%
178$34,099$25,000
47,547
4.6%
64$35,590$24,095
57,165
4.4%
170$35,631$23,538
67,013
4.3%
109$37,408$24,069
76,490
4.0%
126$51,725$22,907
84,834
3.0%
34$51,725$22,907
94,569
2.8%
176$31,217$24,000
103,235
2.0%
22$34,454$21,878
112,849
1.7%
67$44,700$24,000
122,568
1.6%
32$33,805$27,000
132,142
1.3%
134$27,806$23,000
142,119
1.3%
26$33,805$27,000
151,321
0.8%
39$45,374$26,000
161,218
0.7%
14$33,805$27,000
171,142
0.7%
14$37,366$25,000
181,109
0.7%
73$43,803$23,374
191,020
0.6%
31$43,506$25,000
20846
0.5%
3$29,163$30,154
21829
0.5%
27$37,878$21,750
22735
0.5%
18$33,805$27,000
23620
0.4%
19$29,112$23,836
24607
0.4%
3$34,454$21,878
25567
0.3%
3$34,454$21,878
26561
0.3%
75$38,944$22,762
27521
0.3%
10$36,890$18,200
28458
0.3%
34$38,944$22,762
29456
0.3%
10$33,805$27,000
30360
0.2%
9$33,805$27,000
31356
0.2%
11$36,279$25,312
32310
0.2%
17$43,803$23,374
33295
0.2%
7$48,185$25,250
34260
0.2%
14$33,805$27,000
35256
0.2%
11$40,294$21,775
36223
0.1%
4$37,878$21,750
37199
0.1%
7$46,281$23,250
38197
0.1%
4$35,590$24,095
39182
0.1%
5$43,506$25,000
40166
0.1%
1$37,946$24,125
41159
0.1%
4$35,631$23,538
42156
0.1%
4$28,050$25,468
43148
0.1%
6$35,840$23,250
44142
0.1%
6$33,805$27,000
45129
0.1%
4$31,217$24,000
46126
0.1%
7$33,805$27,000
47125
0.1%
4$37,878$21,750
48122
0.1%
4$34,454$21,878
49113
0.1%
4$34,454$21,878
50110
0.1%
3$51,725$22,907
5180
0.0%
2$34,218$23,364
5275
0.0%
6$43,506$25,000
5372
0.0%
2$33,805$27,000
5462
0.0%
3$46,281$23,250
5556
0.0%
9$26,804$23,008
5647
0.0%
2$34,454$21,878
5740
0.0%
3$34,454$21,878
5836
0.0%
1$48,952$12,750
5932
0.0%
4$27,806$23,000
6031
0.0%
3$40,889$25,000
6125
0.0%
2$51,725$22,907
6224
0.0%
3$35,631$23,538
6322
0.0%
4$51,725$22,907
6420
0.0%
1$43,506$25,000
6517
0.0%
3
6615
0.0%
1$29,163$30,154
6715
0.0%
1$46,281$23,250
6814
0.0%
3$35,326$22,812
6910
0.0%
2$48,728$23,761
708
0.0%
2$31,217$24,000
716
0.0%
3$28,050$25,468
725
0.0%
1$28,050$25,468
734
0.0%
1
744
0.0%
1$35,590$24,095
753
0.0%
1
763
0.0%
1$33,805$27,000
772
0.0%
1$37,408$24,069
782
0.0%
1$34,099$25,000
791
0.0%
1
801
0.0%
1$51,725$22,907
811
0.0%
1$35,631$23,538

Top 25 schools in California

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 89 of the 262 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1San Diego State University
San Diego, CA Public · 24 feeder programs
4,248Business Administration and Management, General$46,27576%36%
2University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA Public · 13 feeder programs
4,126Econometrics and Quantitative Economics$62,09193%9%
3University of the People
Pasadena, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
4,072Business Administration and Management, General34%
4California State University - Fullerton
Fullerton, CA Public · 11 feeder programs
3,972Business Administration and Management, General$48,25670%91%
5San Jose State University
San Jose, CA Public · 17 feeder programs
3,631Business Administration and Management, General69%85%
6California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA Public · 13 feeder programs
3,333Business Administration and Management, General$45,75169%46%
7California State University - Northridge
Northridge, CA Public · 16 feeder programs
3,309Business Administration and Management, General$43,71457%93%
8University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA Public · 20 feeder programs
3,295Research and Experimental Psychology, Other$29,83087%29%
9University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA Public · 15 feeder programs
3,032Econometrics and Quantitative Economics$80,44693%11%
10University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA Public · 13 feeder programs
2,841Econometrics and Quantitative Economics$66,33483%33%
11National University
San Diego, CA Private not-for-profit · 17 feeder programs
2,699Applied Behavior Analysis43%$31,817
12University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA Public · 14 feeder programs
2,673Business Administration and Management, General$43,21376%76%
13California State University - Sacramento
Sacramento, CA Public · 15 feeder programs
2,628Business Administration and Management, General$48,49256%94%
14University of California - Davis
Davis, CA Public · 11 feeder programs
2,310Research and Experimental Psychology, Other$32,30186%42%
15University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA Private not-for-profit · 25 feeder programs
2,245Econometrics and Quantitative Economics$57,06092%$26,87310%
16Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA Public · 12 feeder programs
2,203Business Administration and Management, General$56,73831%
17University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA Public · 24 feeder programs
2,138Psychology, General$29,14486%27%
18California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
Pomona, CA Public · 11 feeder programs
2,129Business Administration and Management, General$46,58168%75%
19East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA Public · 11 feeder programs
2,072Social Sciences, General$22,94737%
20California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA Public · 13 feeder programs
2,010Business Administration and Management, General$42,65757%95%
21Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA Public · 11 feeder programs
1,952Business Administration and Management, General$20,81648%
22California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA Public · 11 feeder programs
1,922Business Administration and Management, General$42,06253%91%
23Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA Private not-for-profit · 11 feeder programs
1,911Clinical Psychology83%$41,98663%
24California State University - San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA Public · 20 feeder programs
1,888Business Administration and Management, General$40,81755%94%
25Mt San Antonio College
Walnut, CA Public · 12 feeder programs
1,839Business Administration and Management, General$28,46045%

All 262 schools in California

Every school in California with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in California that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
San Diego State UniversitySan DiegoPublic4,24824
University of California - Los AngelesLos AngelesPublic4,12613
University of the PeoplePasadenaPrivate not-for-profit4,0721
California State University - FullertonFullertonPublic3,97211
San Jose State UniversitySan JosePublic3,63117
California State University - Long BeachLong BeachPublic3,33313
California State University - NorthridgeNorthridgePublic3,30916
University of California - IrvineIrvinePublic3,29520
University of California - BerkeleyBerkeleyPublic3,03215
University of California - Santa BarbaraSanta BarbaraPublic2,84113
National UniversitySan DiegoPrivate not-for-profit2,69917
University of California - RiversideRiversidePublic2,67314
California State University - SacramentoSacramentoPublic2,62815
University of California - DavisDavisPublic2,31011
University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesPrivate not-for-profit2,24525

What managers, all other earn in California

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in California
$174,560
Mean annual
$189,520
Jobs in state
99,580
What the range looks like
10th pct$98,280Median$174,56090th pct$303,680
Versus the national median
+23.0%

U.S. median $141,900. California pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
1.37×

Concentrated here: California employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$217,280median
13,740 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$210,080median
21,550 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$168,160median
31,210 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$169,240median
9,370 jobs
Napa, CA
$160,350median
220 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$170,650median
350 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$167,090median
900 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$163,130median
3,910 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+4.5%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
106,700
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
59,800
1,333,700 → 1,393,500
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Managers, All Other page.

How to become a Manager, All Other

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingSpeakingActive ListeningWritingMonitoring

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in California

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Managers, All Other23 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 03.0204Environmental/Natural Resource Economics
  • 09.0702Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • 11.1005Information Technology Project Management
  • 25.0101Library and Information Science
  • 25.0103Archives/Archival Administration
  • 30.0601Systems Science and Theory
  • 30.1202Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis
  • 30.3901Economics and Computer Science
  • 30.4001Economics and Foreign Language/Literature
  • 30.4201Geoarcheaology
  • 30.4501History and Language/Literature(no graduates reported)
  • 30.4601History and Political Science
  • 30.4701Linguistics and Anthropology
  • 30.5101Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
  • 30.5201Digital Humanities and Textual Studies, General
  • 30.5202Digital Humanities
  • 30.5203Textual Studies(no graduates reported)
  • 39.0801Religious Institution Administration and Management
  • 42.0101Psychology, General
  • 42.2701Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
  • 42.2702Comparative Psychology
  • 42.2703Developmental and Child Psychology
  • 42.2704Experimental Psychology
  • 42.2705Personality Psychology
  • 42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience

Common questions

Answers for people weighing managers, all other programs in California.

What degree do you need to become a Manager, All Other?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 56,548 degrees in California in 2024-25, 34.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Manager, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 81 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Psychology, Economics, Sociology, plus 33 more. Together they graduate about 163,129 people a year in California.

How much do managers, all other earn in California?+

The median is $174,560 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 23.0% above the U.S. median of $141,900. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for managers, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +4.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 106,700 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in California?+

262 institutions in California reported graduates from at least one of the 81 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do managers, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Site Manager, Wind Site Manager, Compliance Manager, Wind Plant Manager, Compliance Director, Development Manager among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-9199.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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