How to Become a Production Manager?

Are you thinking of becoming a Production Manager or already started your career and planning the next step? Learn how to become a Production Manager, what skills you need to succeed, how to advance your career and get promoted, and what levels of pay to expect at each step on your career path. Explore new Production Manager job openings and options for career transitions into related roles.

Production Manager Career Path

Production Manager

Alias: Production Manager II, Assistant Production Manager...(3)
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2 - 4Years of Experience
$61K - $86K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Senior Production Manager

Alias: Production Manager Supervisor, Production Manager III
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2 - 4Years of Experience
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Lead Production Manager

Alias: Team Lead Production Manager
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5 - 7Years of Experience
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Salary Trajectory

Production Manager Career Path

Production Manager I
Production Manager
Assistant Manager of Production Management
Senior Production Manager
Production Manager Manager
Lead Production Manager
Assistant Director of Production Management
Associate Director of Production Management
Head Production Manager
Senior Director of Production Management
Vice President of Production Management
Senior Vice President of Production Management
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Interested in other Skilled Labor & Manufacturing careers? Below are occupations that have high affinity with Production Manager skills. Discover some of the most common Production Manager career transitions, along with skills overlap.

Operations Manager
0% skills overlap
31% transitioned to Operations Manager