Wisconsin·Management Occupations·SOC 11-9199

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

All managers not listed.

55 schools in Wisconsin run programs that feed this job, graduating 12,380 people a year. The job pays a median of $107,050 in Wisconsin across about 14,240 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledSite ManagerWind Site ManagerCompliance ManagerWind Plant ManagerCompliance DirectorDevelopment ManagerDevelopment DirectorEnvironmental Manager
Graduates / yr
12,380
in Wisconsin
Median pay · Wisconsin
$107,050
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
14,240
people employed
Schools
55
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
53%
across those schools
Median net price
$20,965
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Wisconsin 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
3,787graduates / yr
48 schools · 5 specializations · 30.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,506
Psychology
CIP 42.01
Psychology
1,887graduates / yr
29 schools · 1 specialization · 15.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,426
Social Sciences
CIP 45.06
Economics
1,040graduates / yr
14 schools · 4 specializations · 8.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $51,725
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.01
Business/Commerce
994graduates / yr
11 schools · 1 specialization · 8.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $44,700
Social Sciences
CIP 45.10
Political Science and Government
725graduates / yr
20 schools · 2 specializations · 5.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,631
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.07
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
717graduates / yr
17 schools · 2 specializations · 5.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,803
History
CIP 54.01
History
548graduates / yr
25 schools · 4 specializations · 4.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,217
Psychology
CIP 42.28
Clinical
495graduates / yr
8 schools · 6 specializations · 4.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $33,805
Social Sciences
CIP 45.04
Criminology
385graduates / yr
6 schools · 1 specialization · 3.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,366
Social Sciences
CIP 45.11
Sociology
345graduates / yr
17 schools · 2 specializations · 2.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $34,099
Psychology
CIP 42.27
Research and Experimental Psychology
301graduates / yr
2 schools · 2 specializations · 2.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $34,454
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
CIP 09.07
Radio
275graduates / yr
6 schools · 1 specialization · 2.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,112
Library Science
CIP 25.01
Library Science and Administration
245graduates / yr
3 schools · 2 specializations · 2.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,163
Social Sciences
CIP 45.07
Geography and Cartography
155graduates / yr
8 schools · 3 specializations · 1.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $38,944
Social Sciences
CIP 45.02
Anthropology
108graduates / yr
10 schools · 3 specializations · 0.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $27,806
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
CIP 43.01
Criminal Justice and Corrections
72graduates / yr
7 schools · 1 specialization · 0.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,408
Social Sciences
CIP 45.01
Social Sciences
55graduates / yr
8 schools · 2 specializations · 0.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,590
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
CIP 44.04
Public Administration
53graduates / yr
7 schools · 1 specialization · 0.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $45,374
Social Sciences
CIP 45.09
International Relations and National Security Studies
52graduates / yr
7 schools · 1 specialization · 0.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,878
Social Sciences
CIP 45.03
Archeology
27graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $26,804
Social Sciences
CIP 45.99
Social Sciences
27graduates / yr
4 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $36,279
Visual And Performing Arts
CIP 50.10
Arts
27graduates / yr
2 schools · 2 specializations · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,050
Psychology
CIP 42.99
Psychology
21graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $36,890
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
CIP 43.02
Fire Protection
16graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $48,952
Social Sciences
CIP 45.12
Urban Studies/Affairs
10graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $40,294
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
CIP 43.04
Security Science and Technology
4graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $40,889
Social Sciences
CIP 45.13
Sociology and Anthropology
4graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,378
Natural Resources And Conservation
CIP 03.02
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
3graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,946
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.52
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings

55 programs in Wisconsin that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Wisconsin (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 Wisconsin page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.0201In Wisconsin
3,439
27.8%
48$43,506$25,000
2
CIP 42.0101In Wisconsin
1,887
15.2%
29$31,426$25,250
3
CIP 52.0101In Wisconsin
994
8.0%
11$44,700$24,000
4
CIP 45.0601In Wisconsin
744
6.0%
14$51,725$22,907
5
CIP 52.0701In Wisconsin
715
5.8%
17$43,803$23,374
6
CIP 45.1001In Wisconsin
688
5.6%
20$35,631$23,538
7
CIP 54.0101In Wisconsin
540
4.4%
25$31,217$24,000
8
CIP 45.0401In Wisconsin
385
3.1%
6$37,366$25,000
9
CIP 45.1101In Wisconsin
335
2.7%
17$34,099$25,000
10
CIP 42.2799In Wisconsin
297
2.4%
2$34,454$21,878
11
CIP 45.0603In Wisconsin
291
2.4%
6$51,725$22,907
12
CIP 09.0702In Wisconsin
275
2.2%
6$29,112$23,836
13
CIP 25.0101In Wisconsin
244
2.0%
3$29,163$30,154
14
CIP 42.2805In Wisconsin
238
1.9%
8$33,805$27,000
15
CIP 52.0211In Wisconsin
185
1.5%
9$43,506$25,000
16
CIP 52.0213In Wisconsin
138
1.1%
13$43,506$25,000
17
CIP 42.2806In Wisconsin
126
1.0%
2$33,805$27,000
18
CIP 45.0201In Wisconsin
102
0.8%
10$27,806$23,000
19
CIP 42.2803In Wisconsin
81
0.7%
5$33,805$27,000
20
CIP 45.0701In Wisconsin
79
0.6%
8$38,944$22,762
21
CIP 43.0103In Wisconsin
72
0.6%
7$37,408$24,069
22
CIP 45.0702In Wisconsin
72
0.6%
4$38,944$22,762
23
CIP 44.0401In Wisconsin
53
0.4%
7$45,374$26,000
24
CIP 45.0101In Wisconsin
53
0.4%
8$35,590$24,095
25
CIP 45.0901In Wisconsin
52
0.4%
7$37,878$21,750
26
CIP 45.1099In Wisconsin
37
0.3%
2$35,631$23,538
27
CIP 45.0301In Wisconsin
27
0.2%
3$26,804$23,008
28
CIP 45.9999In Wisconsin
27
0.2%
4$36,279$25,312
29
CIP 42.2801In Wisconsin
25
0.2%
2$33,805$27,000
30
CIP 50.1002In Wisconsin
25
0.2%
2$28,050$25,468
31
CIP 42.9999In Wisconsin
21
0.2%
1$36,890$18,200
32
CIP 43.0202In Wisconsin
16
0.1%
2$48,952$12,750
33
CIP 52.0206In Wisconsin
15
0.1%
6$43,506$25,000
34
CIP 42.2802In Wisconsin
13
0.1%
1$33,805$27,000
35
CIP 42.2804In Wisconsin
12
0.1%
2$33,805$27,000
36
CIP 45.1103In Wisconsin
10
0.1%
1$34,099$25,000
37
CIP 45.1201In Wisconsin
10
0.1%
2$40,294$21,775
38
CIP 52.0210In Wisconsin
10
0.1%
1$43,506$25,000
39
CIP 45.0205In Wisconsin
5
0.0%
1$27,806$23,000
40
CIP 42.2703In Wisconsin
4
0.0%
1$34,454$21,878
41
CIP 43.0404In Wisconsin
4
0.0%
2$40,889$25,000
42
CIP 45.0605In Wisconsin
4
0.0%
1$51,725$22,907
43
CIP 45.0799In Wisconsin
4
0.0%
1$38,944$22,762
44
CIP 45.1301In Wisconsin
4
0.0%
1$28,378$24,924
45
CIP 54.0104In Wisconsin
4
0.0%
1$31,217$24,000
46
CIP 03.0204In Wisconsin
3
0.0%
1$37,946$24,125
47
CIP 54.0199In Wisconsin
3
0.0%
1$31,217$24,000
48
CIP 30.5202In Wisconsin
2
0.0%
1
49
CIP 45.0102In Wisconsin
2
0.0%
1$35,590$24,095
50
CIP 50.1001In Wisconsin
2
0.0%
2$28,050$25,468
51
CIP 52.0703In Wisconsin
2
0.0%
2$43,803$23,374
52
CIP 25.0103In Wisconsin
1
0.0%
1$29,163$30,154
53
CIP 45.0202In Wisconsin
1
0.0%
1$27,806$23,000
54
CIP 45.0604In Wisconsin
1
0.0%
1$51,725$22,907
55
CIP 54.0108In Wisconsin
1
0.0%
1$31,217$24,000

Top 25 schools in Wisconsin

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 39 of the 55 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI Public · 28 feeder programs
3,693Economics, General$54,49590%45%
2University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI Public · 20 feeder programs
944Research and Experimental Psychology, Other49%91%
3University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Whitewater, WI Public · 16 feeder programs
734Business/Commerce, General$49,96559%86%
4University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI Public · 11 feeder programs
574Business Administration and Management, General$46,25464%82%
5University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI Public · 9 feeder programs
473Psychology, General$31,32771%76%
6University of Wisconsin - Parkside
Kenosha, WI Public · 13 feeder programs
452Business Administration and Management, General40%75%
7Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI Private not-for-profit · 15 feeder programs
449Business Administration and Management, General$63,28583%$25,37681%
8University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Green Bay, WI Public · 13 feeder programs
443Psychology, General$36,06848%89%
9Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire, WI Public · 3 feeder programs
333Business Administration and Management, General$39,34450%
10University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI Public · 12 feeder programs
330Business Administration and Management, General$47,45451%92%
11University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI Public · 16 feeder programs
327Business Administration and Management, General$57,80946%87%
12Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI Public · 2 feeder programs
284Business Administration and Management, General$43,43725%
13University of Wisconsin - River Falls
River Falls, WI Public · 11 feeder programs
246Business Administration and Management, General$48,57057%82%
14University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI Public · 9 feeder programs
213Business Administration and Management, General$54,82655%88%
15Concordia University - Wisconsin
Mequon, WI Private not-for-profit · 13 feeder programs
212Business Administration and Management, General$56,34768%$24,40978%
16Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI Public · 3 feeder programs
179Business Administration and Management, General$43,08529%
17Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI Public · 3 feeder programs
174Business Administration and Management, General$39,33765%
18University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Platteville, WI Public · 8 feeder programs
166Business Administration and Management, General$51,29056%89%
19Saint Norbert College
De Pere, WI Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs
164Psychology, General$30,86671%$23,31986%
20Mid - State Technical College
Wisconsin Rapids, WI Public · 4 feeder programs
137Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies52%
21Carthage College
Kenosha, WI Private not-for-profit · 10 feeder programs
129Business Administration and Management, General$53,55564%$22,84487%
22University of Wisconsin - Superior
Superior, WI Public · 6 feeder programs
114Business Administration and Management, General$45,99942%93%
23Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac, WI Public · 3 feeder programs
113Project Management$46,71958%
24Lawrence University
Appleton, WI Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs
109Psychology, General77%$19,78864%
25Carroll University
Waukesha, WI Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs
95Business Administration and Management, General$41,70471%$22,60167%

All 55 schools in Wisconsin

Every school in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of Wisconsin - MadisonMadisonPublic3,69328
University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMilwaukeePublic94420
University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterWhitewaterPublic73416
University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireEau ClairePublic57411
University of Wisconsin - La CrosseLa CrossePublic4739
University of Wisconsin - ParksideKenoshaPublic45213
Marquette UniversityMilwaukeePrivate not-for-profit44915
University of Wisconsin - Green BayGreen BayPublic44313
Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau ClairePublic3333
University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointStevens PointPublic33012
University of Wisconsin - OshkoshOshkoshPublic32716
Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukeePublic2842
University of Wisconsin - River FallsRiver FallsPublic24611
University of Wisconsin - StoutMenomoniePublic2139
Concordia University - WisconsinMequonPrivate not-for-profit21213

What managers, all other earn in Wisconsin

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

Median annual in Wisconsin
$107,050
Mean annual
$121,090
Jobs in state
14,240
What the range looks like
10th pct$59,990Median$107,05090th pct$193,630
Versus the national median
-24.6%

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

Job concentration
1.21×

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

Metro areas in Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
$129,300median
3,280 jobs
Madison, WI
$129,330median
2,590 jobs
Kenosha, WI
$108,020median
240 jobs
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
$122,310median
430 jobs
Appleton, WI
$104,660median
450 jobs
Green Bay, WI
$107,640median
770 jobs
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
$99,990median
270 jobs
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
$104,020median
340 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 Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin.

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 3,439 degrees in Wisconsin in 2024-25, 27.8% 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 55 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Psychology, Economics, Business/Commerce, plus 25 more. Together they graduate about 12,380 people a year in Wisconsin.

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

The median is $107,050 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 24.6% 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 Wisconsin?+

55 institutions in Wisconsin reported graduates from at least one of the 55 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

All Clema data sources and release dates →

Explore every U.S. college in one conversation

Clema turns plain-language questions into sourced answers across every U.S. institution — earnings, aid, acceptance, graduation, safety, and athletics from IPEDS, College Scorecard, and 10+ federal datasets, built in.

Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card