Management11-1011.00Specialization

Chief Executives

Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers.

$206,680
Median Pay
6-12 years
Training
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This is a specialization of

Chief Executives & General Managers

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AI Impact Assessment

AI Resilience Score

Score 4/6: strong human advantage means AI will assist but humans remain essential

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How we calculated this:

AI Exposure
Medium+1

46% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Stable+1

+4% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Strong+2

EPOCH score: 21/25

Total Score4/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09

Key Responsibilities

  • Direct or coordinate an organization's financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency.
  • Confer with board members, organization officials, or staff members to discuss issues, coordinate activities, or resolve problems.
  • Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding or implementation of programs.
  • Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity.
  • Prepare or present reports concerning activities, expenses, budgets, government statutes or rulings, or other items affecting businesses or program services.
  • Implement corrective action plans to solve organizational or departmental problems.
  • Analyze operations to evaluate performance of a company or its staff in meeting objectives or to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change.
  • Direct or coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products.
  • Direct human resources activities, including the approval of human resource plans or activities, the selection of directors or other high-level staff, or establishment or organization of major departments.
  • Appoint department heads or managers and assign or delegate responsibilities to them.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

Master's degree

Time to Job Ready

6-12 years

Based on Job Zone 5. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

Microsoft OfficeBusiness intelligence toolsERP systemsVideo conferencingFinancial softwarePresentation tools

Key Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionSpeech ClarityWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningProblem SensitivityInductive ReasoningInformation OrderingSpeech Recognition

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Compensation Details

$80,000
10th Percentile
$206,680
Median
N/A
90th Percentile

Based on 211,230 employed workers

Also Known As

Aeronautics Commission DirectorAgency OwnerAgricultural Services DirectorArts and Humanities Council DirectorBank PresidentBureau ChiefBusiness Development Executive (BD Executive)Business Development Officer (BD Officer)Business Enterprise OfficerBusiness Executive

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 11-1011.00