IT Manager vs Plant Manager
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Pay
IT Manager
$159,200 typical, a year
Most IT Managers earn $135,000 to $196,100 a year.
From 696 postings that list pay
1,639 open jobs now
Plant Manager
$137,700 typical, a year
Most Plant Managers earn $116,200 to $164,900 a year.
From 405 postings that list pay
1,145 open jobs now
IT Managers typically earn about $21,500 more a year than Plant Managers.
What each one does
IT Manager
- Oversee the daily operations and performance of the IT team.
- Manage the IT budget and monitor technology spending.
- Ensure the security of systems and data against threats.
- Maintain the reliability and availability of IT infrastructure.
- Develop and execute the organization's IT strategy and roadmap.
- Collaborate with other departments to align technology with business goals.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Plant Manager
- Oversee daily production operations to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency.
- Lead and develop teams to build a high-performing workforce.
- Monitor production performance and implement corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and environmental regulations.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve production issues.
- Manage production schedules and labor allocation to meet demand.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
IT Manager
More common in IT Manager postings
- Technical Degree 4 in 10 postings
- Cybersecurity 2 in 10 postings
- Incident Management 2 in 10 postings
- Computer Science 2 in 10 postings
- Vendor Management 2 in 10 postings
- Azure 2 in 10 postings
- IT Service Management (ITSM) 2 in 10 postings
- Project Management 1 in 10 postings
- Bachelor's Degree 1 in 10 postings
- AWS 1 in 10 postings
Plant Manager
More common in Plant Manager postings
- Process Improvement 4 in 10 postings
- Lean Manufacturing 4 in 10 postings
- Production Management 4 in 10 postings
- Six Sigma 3 in 10 postings
- Manufacturing 2 in 10 postings
- Production Operations 2 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Office 2 in 10 postings
- Production Planning 2 in 10 postings
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering 2 in 10 postings
- Plant Operations 2 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
IT Manager
- Pay not stated Morristown, NJ, US HybridSAMLPowerShellPlatform SSOIntuneMicrosoft Defender +14
IT Operations Manager
Optima DermatologyPay not stated Portsmouth, NH (Corporate)SalesforceForecastingProject ManagementEpicMarketing Cloud +8Director of IT Shared Services
BuildersmutualPay not stated Raleigh, North Carolina, United States HybridNISTCISSPRisk ManagementCISMAS400 +7
Plant Manager
Plant Manager
Heartland Label Printers LLCPay not stated Little Chute, WIMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointSix SigmaEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Lean Manufacturing +6Production Manager
Bimbo Bakeries USA$89,900 - $116,900/yrstated Orangeburg, SC, USAProcess ImprovementCoachingProcess Control SystemsBudgetingBakingManufacturing Manager
GE AerospacePay not stated BohemiaSix SigmaRoot Cause AnalysisEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)KAIZENProject Management +6
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