North Carolina·Management Occupations·SOC 11-9199

Best Manager, All Other programs in North Carolina, ranked by enrollment

All managers not listed.

116 schools in North Carolina run programs that feed this job, graduating 26,081 people a year. The job pays a median of $141,160 in North Carolina across about 21,830 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledSite ManagerWind Site ManagerCompliance ManagerWind Plant ManagerCompliance DirectorDevelopment ManagerDevelopment DirectorEnvironmental Manager
Graduates / yr
26,081
in North Carolina
Median pay · North Carolina
$141,160
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
21,830
people employed
Schools
116
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
48%
across those schools
Median net price
$21,585
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in North Carolina 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
13,655graduates / yr
111 schools · 6 specializations · 52.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,506
Psychology
CIP 42.01
Psychology
3,779graduates / yr
47 schools · 1 specialization · 14.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,426
Social Sciences
CIP 45.10
Political Science and Government
1,433graduates / yr
38 schools · 3 specializations · 5.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,631
Social Sciences
CIP 45.06
Economics
1,079graduates / yr
14 schools · 3 specializations · 4.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $51,725
Social Sciences
CIP 45.11
Sociology
910graduates / yr
30 schools · 2 specializations · 3.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $34,099
History
CIP 54.01
History
831graduates / yr
44 schools · 3 specializations · 3.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,217
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.01
Business/Commerce
536graduates / yr
6 schools · 1 specialization · 2.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $44,700
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
CIP 44.04
Public Administration
495graduates / yr
16 schools · 1 specialization · 1.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $45,374
Social Sciences
CIP 45.04
Criminology
421graduates / yr
7 schools · 1 specialization · 1.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,366
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.07
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
415graduates / yr
16 schools · 2 specializations · 1.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,803
Library Science
CIP 25.01
Library Science and Administration
411graduates / yr
5 schools · 1 specialization · 1.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,163
Social Sciences
CIP 45.02
Anthropology
370graduates / yr
13 schools · 4 specializations · 1.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $27,806
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
CIP 43.01
Criminal Justice and Corrections
298graduates / yr
14 schools · 2 specializations · 1.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,408
Psychology
CIP 42.27
Research and Experimental Psychology
247graduates / yr
4 schools · 3 specializations · 0.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $34,454
Psychology
CIP 42.28
Clinical
217graduates / yr
4 schools · 7 specializations · 0.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $33,805
Social Sciences
CIP 45.07
Geography and Cartography
206graduates / yr
8 schools · 3 specializations · 0.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $38,944
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
CIP 43.03
Homeland Security
170graduates / yr
14 schools · 2 specializations · 0.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $46,281
Social Sciences
CIP 45.01
Social Sciences
130graduates / yr
4 schools · 2 specializations · 0.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,590
Social Sciences
CIP 45.09
International Relations and National Security Studies
113graduates / yr
7 schools · 2 specializations · 0.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,878
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
CIP 09.07
Radio
103graduates / yr
10 schools · 1 specialization · 0.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,112
Visual And Performing Arts
CIP 50.10
Arts
50graduates / yr
3 schools · 3 specializations · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,050
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.07
Health and Medical Administrative Services
50graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $30,774
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.06
Systems Science and Theory
41graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,840
Social Sciences
CIP 45.13
Sociology and Anthropology
29graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,378
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
CIP 43.02
Fire Protection
27graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $48,952
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.39
Economics and Computer Science
21graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Psychology
CIP 42.99
Psychology
11graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $36,890
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.09
Hospitality Administration/Management
11graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $34,218
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.10
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
8graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $48,185
Social Sciences
CIP 45.03
Archeology
7graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $26,804
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.12
Historic Preservation and Conservation
3graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,326
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.51
Philosophy
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
CIP 43.04
Security Science and Technology
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $40,889

65 programs in North Carolina that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in North Carolina (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 North Carolina page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
113,219
50.7%
111$43,506$25,000
23,779
14.5%
47$31,426$25,250
31,417
5.4%
38$35,631$23,538
4876
3.4%
30$34,099$25,000
5817
3.1%
44$31,217$24,000
6541
2.1%
14$51,725$22,907
7536
2.1%
6$44,700$24,000
8530
2.0%
9$51,725$22,907
9495
1.9%
16$45,374$26,000
10421
1.6%
7$37,366$25,000
11411
1.6%
5$29,163$30,154
12401
1.5%
16$43,803$23,374
13303
1.2%
13$27,806$23,000
14296
1.1%
14$37,408$24,069
15281
1.1%
19$43,506$25,000
16230
0.9%
4$34,454$21,878
17162
0.6%
8$38,944$22,762
18142
0.5%
5$43,506$25,000
19136
0.5%
14$46,281$23,250
20129
0.5%
4$35,590$24,095
21103
0.4%
10$29,112$23,836
2280
0.3%
7$37,878$21,750
2358
0.2%
1$27,806$23,000
2453
0.2%
2$33,805$27,000
2550
0.2%
2$30,774$17,375
2641
0.2%
1$35,840$23,250
2741
0.2%
3$33,805$27,000
2841
0.2%
1$38,944$22,762
2941
0.2%
2$28,050$25,468
3039
0.1%
2$33,805$27,000
3134
0.1%
2$46,281$23,250
3234
0.1%
1$34,099$25,000
3333
0.1%
2$37,878$21,750
3431
0.1%
4$33,805$27,000
3529
0.1%
3$28,378$24,924
3627
0.1%
1$48,952$12,750
3724
0.1%
2$33,805$27,000
3821
0.1%
1
3919
0.1%
1$33,805$27,000
4014
0.1%
1$43,803$23,374
4112
0.0%
1$34,454$21,878
4212
0.0%
1$31,217$24,000
4311
0.0%
1$36,890$18,200
4411
0.0%
2$43,506$25,000
4511
0.0%
2$34,218$23,364
4610
0.0%
2$33,805$27,000
479
0.0%
1$35,631$23,538
488
0.0%
1$48,185$25,250
498
0.0%
2$51,725$22,907
507
0.0%
2$27,806$23,000
517
0.0%
1$26,804$23,008
527
0.0%
2$35,631$23,538
536
0.0%
1$28,050$25,468
545
0.0%
1$34,454$21,878
553
0.0%
1$35,326$22,812
563
0.0%
2$38,944$22,762
573
0.0%
3$28,050$25,468
582
0.0%
1
592
0.0%
1$37,408$24,069
602
0.0%
1$40,889$25,000
612
0.0%
1$27,806$23,000
622
0.0%
1$31,217$24,000
631
0.0%
1$35,590$24,095
641
0.0%
1$43,506$25,000
651
0.0%
1$43,506$25,000

Top 25 schools in North Carolina

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 63 of the 116 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC Public · 16 feeder programs
1,973Business Administration and Management, General$56,87785%42%
2East Carolina University
Greenville, NC Public · 24 feeder programs
1,702Business Administration and Management, General$45,49763%89%
3University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC Public · 15 feeder programs
1,571Business Administration and Management, General$85,61891%15%
4University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC Public · 10 feeder programs
1,456Business Administration and Management, General$48,36971%64%
5University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC Public · 15 feeder programs
1,351Psychology, General$30,35969%80%
6University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC Public · 13 feeder programs
1,189Business Administration and Management, General$43,45156%89%
7Duke University
Durham, NC Private not-for-profit · 16 feeder programs
1,158Business Administration and Management, General97%$16,2606%
8Appalachian State University
Boone, NC Public · 11 feeder programs
1,104Psychology, General$27,48475%90%
9Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC Public · 1 feeder programs
1,021Business Administration and Management, General$35,57433%
10Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC Private not-for-profit · 11 feeder programs
785Business Administration and Management, General89%$20,91422%
11University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC Public · 6 feeder programs
765Business Administration and Management, General$36,60244%93%
12Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC Public · 9 feeder programs
676Business Administration and Management, General$30,94438%82%
13Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC Public · 11 feeder programs
674Business Administration and Management, General$39,51360%82%
14North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC Public · 9 feeder programs
589Business Administration and Management, General$35,81942%87%
15Strayer University - North Carolina
Greensboro, NC Private for-profit · 5 feeder programs
527Business/Commerce, General$55,43133%
16North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC Public · 7 feeder programs
449Psychology, General$27,65357%50%
17Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC Public · 1 feeder programs
370Business Administration and Management, General$36,96231%
18High Point University
High Point, NC Private not-for-profit · 9 feeder programs
369Business Administration and Management, General74%$37,07275%
19Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, NC Public · 4 feeder programs
327Business Administration and Management, General$35,84524%
20Elon University
Elon, NC Private not-for-profit · 12 feeder programs
318Psychology, General$36,66884%$33,68866%
21Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC Private not-for-profit · 14 feeder programs
301Business Administration and Management, General$43,10661%$23,33187%
22Pitt Community College
Winterville, NC Public · 2 feeder programs
284Business Administration and Management, General$35,48535%
23North Carolina Wesleyan University
Rocky Mount, NC Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs
272Business Administration and Management, General$37,35842%$18,90580%
24Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC Private not-for-profit · 9 feeder programs
250Business Administration and Management, General$42,84055%$22,86377%
25Wayne Community College
Goldsboro, NC Public · 2 feeder programs
233Business Administration and Management, General$17,67249%

All 116 schools in North Carolina

Every school in North Carolina 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 North Carolina that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleighPublic1,97316
East Carolina UniversityGreenvillePublic1,70224
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillPublic1,57115
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmingtonPublic1,45610
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlottePublic1,35115
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboroPublic1,18913
Duke UniversityDurhamPrivate not-for-profit1,15816
Appalachian State UniversityBoonePublic1,10411
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleighPublic1,0211
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-SalemPrivate not-for-profit78511
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembrokePublic7656
Fayetteville State UniversityFayettevillePublic6769
Western Carolina UniversityCullowheePublic67411
North Carolina Central UniversityDurhamPublic5899
Strayer University - North CarolinaGreensboroPrivate for-profit5275

What managers, all other earn in North Carolina

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

Median annual in North Carolina
$141,160
Mean annual
$153,860
Jobs in state
21,830
What the range looks like
10th pct$74,990Median$141,16090th pct$244,820
Versus the national median
-0.5%

U.S. median $141,900. North Carolina pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
1.10×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in North Carolina

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$156,020median
6,640 jobs
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
$152,090median
2,340 jobs
Raleigh-Cary, NC
$147,370median
4,320 jobs
Greensboro-High Point, NC
$132,890median
1,110 jobs
Greenville, NC
$135,290median
210 jobs
Winston-Salem, NC
$129,160median
740 jobs
Wilmington, NC
$129,120median
570 jobs
Fayetteville, NC
$132,180median
550 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 North Carolina

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 North Carolina.

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 13,219 degrees in North Carolina in 2024-25, 50.7% 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 65 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Psychology, Political Science and Government, Economics, plus 29 more. Together they graduate about 26,081 people a year in North Carolina.

How much do managers, all other earn in North Carolina?+

The median is $141,160 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 0.5% below 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 North Carolina?+

116 institutions in North Carolina reported graduates from at least one of the 65 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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