How To Become A Manager, Product And Applications: What It Is and Career Path

What is a manager, product and applications and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

Quoted expert

Sachin Tuli

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a manager, product and applications. For example, did you know that they make an average of $58.26 an hour? That's $121,188 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 10% and produce 33,700 job opportunities across the U.S.

What's a day at work look like for a manager, product and applications?

Sachin Tuli

Director, International Business Major, Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The pandemic accelerated ongoing shifts with work-from-anywhere and use of remote meeting technologies. With mass adoption at all levels, these trends are likely to persist to some degree across fields and industries. There will likely be less travel for a number of years, but concurrently we may see more cross-team and cross-national collaboration and coordination. From an international business perspective, firms do plan to continue their globalization efforts and we know that graduates themselves increasingly seek potential global opportunities and mobility when choosing which organizations to work for.

ScoreManager, Product And ApplicationsUS Average

Salary

8.2

Avg. Salary $121,188

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

7.5

Growth rate 10%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

3.1

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.23%

Asian 8.15%

Black or African American 3.04%

Hispanic or Latino 8.67%

Unknown 5.32%

White 74.58%

Gender

female 21.67%

male 78.33%

Age - 38

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 38

Stress level

7.5

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

9.0

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance

3.5

Work life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a manager, product and applications

Explore manager, product and applications education requirements

Most common manager, product and applications degrees

Bachelor's

68.6 %

Master's

17.2 %

Associate

8.3 %

Start to develop specific manager, product and applications skills

Skills	Percentages
Pre Sales	24.76%
Product Management	8.13%
Project Management	7.11%
Product Development	5.50%
Product Roadmap	5.20%

Complete relevant manager, product and applications training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New managers, product and applications learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a manager, product and applications based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real manager, product and applications resumes.

Research manager, product and applications duties and responsibilities

Lead cross-functional team in pioneering the application/game download ecosystem with the implementation of Java games and generating significant new revenue stream.
Document business requirements and UI specs, design UI wireframes and complete user acceptance te
Create a new internal customer base communication SharePoint site.
Lead in SharePoint architectural design, development, customization and integration.

Apply for manager, product and applications jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a manager, product and applications job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

Average manager, product and applications salary

The average manager, product and applications salary in the United States is $121,188 per year or $58 per hour. Manager, product and applications salaries range between $88,000 and $166,000 per year.

Average manager, product and applications salary

$121,188 Yearly

$58.26 hourly

How do managers, product and applications rate their job?

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Manager, product and applications reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2023

Pros

Solve tough problems, work on agile teams, outlet for creativity,

Cons

high expectations, constantly evolving technology, broad range of topics to learn (product management specifics, industry, technology, software development methods

A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2020

Pros

Its not a specific job, As a product manager your job responsibilities cover many different areas and that's what i love about it.

Cons

all other teams think that they are doing a task for you instead of thinking that they are part of a team on a project

What is a manager, product and applications and how to become one

What's a day at work look like for a manager, product and applications?

Manager, product and applications career paths

Key steps to become a manager, product and applications

Explore manager, product and applications education requirements

Most common manager, product and applications degrees

Start to develop specific manager, product and applications skills

Complete relevant manager, product and applications training and internships

Research manager, product and applications duties and responsibilities

Apply for manager, product and applications jobs

How did you land your first manager, product and applications job

Average manager, product and applications salary

How do managers, product and applications rate their job?

Manager, product and applications reviews