Explore jobs
Find specific jobs
Explore careers
Explore professions
Best companies
Explore companies
What is a night operations manager and how to become one
Night owls usually enjoy this position while working as managers and supervising their team. Management professionals working as night operations managers have to manage a team that works during the night for an organization. They inspect facilities to make sure that they are following all the organizational policies with occupational safety standards and regulations. While cooperating with government agencies for investigations, night operations managers have to improve the safety procedures inside the premises.
They also prevent losses in revenue by developing and implementing new inventory management systems. Many managers in this field have a bachelor's degree. They usually study accounting, psychology, or business. They have knowledge of safety procedures and standards, data entry, customer orders, and logistics. Night operations managers have time-management, communication, and management skills.
On average, you can expect to earn $16 in an hour and make more than $33,000 per year. The career is steadily growing in the US, and soon, there will be more job opportunities.
What general advice would you give to a night operations manager?
Eric Olsen
Professor, Industrial Technology and Packaging, Orfalea College of Business
Avg. Salary $37,917
Avg. Salary $59,228
Growth rate 6%
Growth rate 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.47%
Asian 6.30%
Black or African American 6.10%
Hispanic or Latino 14.92%
Unknown 4.33%
White 67.89%
Genderfemale 16.10%
male 83.90%
Age - 44American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%
Asian 7.00%
Black or African American 14.00%
Hispanic or Latino 19.00%
White 57.00%
Genderfemale 47.00%
male 53.00%
Age - 44Stress level is very high
7.1 - high
Complexity level is advanced
7 - challenging
Work life balance is poor
6.4 - fair
Night operations manager career paths
Key steps to become a night operations manager
Explore night operations manager education requirements
Start to develop specific night operations manager skills
Skills Percentages Safety Procedures 11.14% Pallets 10.83% Safety Standards 7.59% Data Entry 6.68% Customer Orders 6.35% Complete relevant night operations manager training and internships
Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New night operations managers 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 night operations manager based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real night operations manager resumes.Research night operations manager duties and responsibilities
- Manage planning, monitoring of payroll budget, production scheduling.
- Manage team of database administrators, database technicians and systems administrators responsible for maintaining all production, development and QA systems.
- Process weekly payroll and maintain shift expense budget.
- Provide technical oversight during the development of key training plans for mobilization and ensure compliance with establish policies and procedures.
Apply for night operations manager jobs
Now it's time to start searching for a night operations manager 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
How did you land your first night operations manager job
Are you a night operations manager?
Share your story for a free salary report.
Average night operations manager salary
The average night operations manager salary in the United States is $37,917 per year or $18 per hour. Night operations manager salaries range between $29,000 and $48,000 per year.
What am I worth?
How do night operations managers rate their job?
Night operations manager reviews
I love being able to mold my team and the distribution center to the culture of respect and accountability! Having senior and executive leadership support is a huge positive factor in making this happen!!
Long hours and calls outside of regular business hours are the norm!
I have direct impact on building structure into the organisation. Creating policies that make our company safe and efficient. Develop and mentor employees to achieve company goals.
People Busy Money Busy and variety in a job Solving problems
Updated January 8, 2025
