Industry path · Energy & industrials
MBA careers in Manufacturing
Industrial and manufacturing employers hire MBAs into operations, supply-chain, and general-management roles across automotive, industrials, and more.
- Mapped roles
- 4
- occupations MBAs take in manufacturing
- With wage data
- 4
- published benchmarks
- Median wage span
- $82k–$126k
- across mapped roles
- Verified MBA outcomes
- 0
- still being collected
What MBA roles in manufacturing pay
Wage ranges for the occupations MBAs commonly fill in manufacturing — the soft band is the 10th–90th percentile, the solid band the middle 50%, the marker the median. These are occupational wage benchmarks across all workers, not MBA-specific salaries, but they show how pay is structured in this industry.
These are occupational wage benchmarks for roles MBA graduates commonly target — wage context across all workers, not verified MBA-specific outcomes.
Industrial Production Managers
$126,060median
Core plant and production leadership.
Logisticians
$82,320median
Supply-chain and logistics planning.
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
$107,230median
Distribution-network leadership.
General and Operations Managers
$105,770median
GM and LDP track toward P&L ownership.
See the full benchmark table▸
| Role (occupation) | Median annual | 10th–90th pct | U.S. employment |
|---|---|---|---|
Industrial Production Managers Core plant and production leadership. SOC 11-3051 | $126,060 | $78,000 – $205,520 | 246,250 |
Logisticians Supply-chain and logistics planning. SOC 13-1081 | $82,320 | $50,890 – $133,160 | 251,040 |
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Distribution-network leadership. SOC 11-3071 | $107,230 | $65,120 – $194,900 | 221,180 |
General and Operations Managers GM and LDP track toward P&L ownership. SOC 11-1021 | $105,770 | $50,090 – $253,390 | 3,503,020 |
These are occupational wage benchmarks for roles MBA graduates commonly target — wage context across all workers, not verified MBA-specific outcomes.
What MBAs do here
Operations leadership
Owns plant or function performance.
Supply chain
Plans sourcing, production, and distribution.
General management / LDP
Rotational path toward P&L ownership.
Functions MBAs run
The teams and remits graduates commonly own in this industry.
What affects your pay on this path
Two people on the same path can earn very differently. These are the factors that move the number most — worth weighing as you plan your MBA.
- Industry and asset intensity
- Site vs. corporate role
- Scope and span of control
- Geography
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