How To Become A Regional Office Manager: What It Is and Career Path

What is a regional office manager and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

4 min read

Regional office managers oversee the management of multiple stores, warehouses, factories, and other facilities. It is your job as a regional office manager to ensure optimization of the performance of all facilities under your control. This will involve you developing and executing strategies to ensure better performance of staff, sales, and the company in general.

You must ensure that supplies and human capital are adequate and being used effectively in all locations. Do not forget that you will also be expected to give reports to your top managers. You will be expected to perform a regular evaluation of performance in each location, identify strengths and weaknesses and then provide recommendations and solutions. Enforcing company policies and regulations is another very important duty for you.

An average regional office manager earns $58,211 annually. The position of the regional region manager requires you to be skilled in major office procedures, office staff, customer service, and project management. The most commonly required educational level is a bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or management. It is also commonly required that you have a Certified Professional Human Resource (IPMA-CP).

ScoreRegional Office ManagerUS Average

Salary

6.3

Avg. Salary $80,798

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

8.0

Growth rate -8%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

4.4

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.66%

Asian 5.78%

Black or African American 10.82%

Hispanic or Latino 17.29%

Unknown 4.81%

White 60.65%

Gender

female 72.78%

male 27.22%

Age - 48

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 - 48

Stress level

8.0

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

8.7

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance

6.2

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a regional office manager

Explore regional office manager education requirements

Most common regional office manager degrees

Bachelor's

55.8 %

Associate

20.4 %

Master's

10.2 %

Start to develop specific regional office manager skills

Skills	Percentages
Office Procedures	15.76%
Customer Service	11.85%
Financial Reports	6.60%
Office Equipment	6.56%
Coordinators	4.68%

Complete relevant regional office manager training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New regional office 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 regional office manager based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real regional office manager resumes.

Research regional office manager duties and responsibilities

Manage procedural implementation for transition of office to HIPPA regulatory compliance and Medicare PQRI guidelines.
Create Powerpoint presentations for both meetings and training sessions.
Develop informative and motivational PowerPoint presentations for sales and regional meetings as well as to facilitate communications with potential partners.
Maintain accurate payroll utilizing Kronos system, and enter sick and vacation time information.

Apply for regional office manager jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a regional office 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

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Regional office manager reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2020

Pros

Being able to motivate administrative personnel to do their jobs well and meet deadlines.

Cons

Having to reprimand personnel when duties are neglected.

A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2019