Plant culture manager vs operations manager

The differences between plant culture managers and operations managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a plant culture manager, becoming an operations manager takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a plant culture manager has an average salary of $85,946, which is higher than the $76,894 average annual salary of an operations manager.

The top three skills for a plant culture manager include performance management, employee engagement and training programs. The most important skills for an operations manager are customer service, logistics, and continuous improvement.

Plant culture manager vs operations manager overview

	Plant Culture Manager	Operations Manager
Yearly salary	$85,946	$76,894
Hourly rate	$41.32	$36.97
Growth rate	-3%	6%
Number of jobs	9,844	343,868
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	48	44
Years of experience	4	6

Plant culture manager vs operations manager salary

Plant culture managers and operations managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Plant Culture Manager	Operations Manager
Average salary	$85,946	$76,894
Salary range	Between $58,000 And $126,000	Between $47,000 And $123,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Delaware
Best paying company	-	McKinsey & Company Inc
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between plant culture manager and operations manager education

There are a few differences between a plant culture manager and an operations manager in terms of educational background:

	Plant Culture Manager	Operations Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Plant culture manager vs operations manager demographics

Here are the differences between plant culture managers' and operations managers' demographics:

	Plant Culture Manager	Operations Manager
Average age	48	44
Gender ratio	Male, 35.1% Female, 64.9%	Male, 69.4% Female, 30.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 1.1% Unknown, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 1.5% White, 86.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	10%

Differences between plant culture manager and operations manager duties and responsibilities

Plant culture manager example responsibilities.

Manage daily operations of USDA facility.
Experience with PolyOn control release fertilizers as well as soil amendments and conventional IPM products.
Initiate IPM program utilizing biological pest control.
Maintain an OSHA compliant work environment, enforce affirmative attendance policy, maintain complete inventory records and met/exceed production goals.
Review KPI reports and other production indicators daily in order to direct the resolution of operational, manufacturing and maintenance problems.

Operations manager example responsibilities.

Manage and lead operations that include performance management, organizational development, employment compliance, employee relations, payroll management.
Manage 2HVAC system retrofit replacement teams.
Manage all invoices, A/P, A/R and other accounting duties.
Manage computer operation teams supporting propriety and DoD programs at the Lewisville site.
Manage 45 person division and day to day operations of scheduling, communications, A/R, A/P and customer care.
Manage the export booking and documentation department ensuring smooth on-time delivery.

Plant culture manager vs operations manager skills

Common plant culture manager skills

Performance Management, 41%
Employee Engagement, 24%
Training Programs, 21%
Harvest, 7%
R, 4%
Tissue Culture, 3%

Common operations manager skills

Customer Service, 23%
Logistics, 7%
Continuous Improvement, 6%
Payroll, 5%
Project Management, 4%
Process Improvement, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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