Quality Control Systems Managers

These managers spend their days formulating quality control policies and evaluating information to ensure compliance with established standards. Daily tasks include communicating with supervisors, peers, and subordinates, documenting information, and analyzing data. They must identify objects, actions, and events, work extensively with computers, and solve complex problems.

To succeed, professionals need strong skills in quality control analysis, critical thinking, judgment, and decision-making. They must also possess active listening, reading comprehension, and clear speaking abilities. The job requires deep knowledge of production and processing, administration and management, engineering, mathematics, chemistry, and public safety.

People in this role typically have a conventional interest area, meaning they enjoy structured, detail-oriented work. They must demonstrate key work styles such as attention to detail, dependability, cautiousness, and integrity. Strong leadership orientation, initiative, cooperation, and perseverance are also essential for coordinating these complex programs.

Entering this career typically requires a bachelor's degree along with several years of related work experience. Students preparing for this field often pursue college majors in business administration, management and operations, general business, industrial engineering, engineering-related fields, or pharmaceutical sciences and administration.

While not always mandatory, professionals can earn various industry certifications to demonstrate their expertise. Available credentials include the Certified Associate Concrete Quality Technical Manager and the Certified Concrete Quality Technical Manager, both offered by the American Concrete Institute International. Other options include the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality from the National Association for Healthcare Quality. Additionally, TRECCERT offers certifications such as ESG Essentials, Management System Essentials, and the Quality Management Certification - Lead Auditor.

The median annual pay for these managers is $126,060. The lowest 10% of earners in this field make less than $78,000, while the highest 10% earn more than $205,520. These salary figures represent the broader Bureau of Labor Statistics group of industrial production managers.

There are 246,250 people employed in this field. Between 2025 and 2035, employment is projected to grow by 2.6%, which is as fast as the average for all occupations. Employers are expected to fill about 17,000 job openings each year during this ten-year period.