Education Analysis

Education Requirements for General and Operations Managers

Does degree level affect salary? Based on education data in DOL PERM (green card) filings.

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For General and Operations Managers positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $143,572 versus $123,337 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +16.4%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 51.8% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Doctorate$279,65820.1%
Other$147,511181%
Master's$143,57252328.4%
Bachelor's$123,33795451.8%
None$115,73726514.4%
High School$94,664502.7%
Associate's$93,910301.6%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Apple Inc. Master's 20% 60% $125,000
INFOSYS BPO N/A N/A N/A $87,000
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES INC. Master's 0% 100% $106,565
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. N/A N/A N/A $117,437
EPAM Systems Inc. N/A N/A N/A $100,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC Master's 3.7% 92.6% $112,719
Deloitte Consulting LLP Bachelor's 90% 10% $162,990
Panda Express Inc Bachelor's 100% 0% $59,560
IBM Corporation Master's 25% 75% $164,591
Burger King Corporation Bachelor's 50% 50% $160,000
Uber Group, PLLC Master's 0% 100% $80,000
IMPERIAL PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL CNMI N/A N/A N/A $150,000
Cameron International Corporation N/A N/A N/A $87,912
American Airlines, Inc. Master's 33.3% 66.7% $104,333
Microsoft Corporation Master's 0% 100% $188,700
HCL America INC N/A N/A N/A $92,061
GOOGLE LLC Master's 25% 75% $210,000
International Rescue Committee, Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $137,253
NES Global LLC None 0% 0% $113,295
Cisco Systems, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $141,321