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title: "Will AI Replace General and Operations Managers?"
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# Will AI Replace General and Operations Managers? (2026)

**Short answer:** Not replaced, but changed. BLS rates the exposure as high, so AI can help with a real share of the work, yet it still projects employment to grow faster than average.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics places general and operations managers in its high AI exposure category, above the middle of the pack: a substantial share of the work overlaps with what AI can do. BLS projects employment to change by +5.0% over 2025–2035, against 3.5% for all occupations, with about 285,000 openings a year.

| Measure | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BLS relative AI exposure | High | BLS Employment Projections, AI exposure categories |
| NueCareer AI-resilience score | 39/100 | NueCareer analysis of O\*NET 31.0 Database |
| Projected employment change | +5.0% | BLS EP 2025–2035 |
| Openings a year | 285,000 | BLS EP 2025–2035 |
| Median annual wage | $105,770 | BLS OEWS May 2025 |

## Exposure categories

| BLS category | Occupations |
| --- | --- |
| Low | 203 |
| Moderate | 194 |
| High (this job) | 190 |
| Very high | 199 |

Exposure means AI could be or has been used to assist with or complete some of the work. BLS says it does not imply job loss, productivity gains, automation probability or wage effects. Method: https://www.bls.gov/emp/publications/ai-exposure-categories.htm

## What holds up

- Face-to-face discussions: 4.9/5 (O\*NET work context)
- Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships: 4.3/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Resolving conflicts and negotiating with others: 3.9/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Coaching and developing others: 3.9/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)

## What AI reaches first

- Processing information: 4.1/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Documenting/recording information: 3.9/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Working with computers: 4.5/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Getting information: 4.4/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)

## O\*NET tasks

- Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure productivity or goal achievement or to identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement.
- Perform personnel functions, such as selection, training, or evaluation.
- Establish or implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, or procedures in conjunction with board members, organization officials, or staff members.
- Prepare staff work schedules and assign specific duties.
- Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services.
- Direct or coordinate financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency.

## Related careers less exposed to AI than general and operations managers

- [Farmer or Agricultural Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/farmer-or-agricultural-manager): BLS exposure Moderate, median $89,900
- [Administrative Services Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/administrative-services-manager): BLS exposure Moderate, median $114,130; [Will AI replace administrative services managers?](https://nuecareer.com/careers/will-ai-replace-administrative-services-managers)

## FAQ

**Will AI replace general and operations managers?**

Not replaced, but changed. BLS rates the exposure as high, so AI can help with a real share of the work, yet it still projects employment to grow faster than average. BLS defines exposure as AI being able to assist with or complete some of the work, and says it does not imply job loss, productivity gains or wage effects. BLS projects employment to change by +5.0% over 2025–2035, against 3.5% for all occupations, with about 285,000 openings a year.

**How exposed are general and operations managers to AI?**

BLS sorts 786 occupations into four relative categories: low, moderate, high and very high. General and Operations Managers are in the high category, alongside 189 other occupations. The categories combine five public measures of where AI could be or already is used, and they compare occupations with each other rather than giving an absolute risk.

**What parts of a general and operations manager's job can AI do?**

In O\*NET's description of the work, the parts that overlap most with what AI handles well are processing information, documenting/recording information and working with computers. The parts that hold up best are face-to-face discussions, establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships and resolving conflicts and negotiating with others. These come from O\*NET ratings of how important each activity is to the job, read through NueCareer's AI-resilience method.

**Is being a general and operations manager a safe career from AI?**

On NueCareer's AI-resilience score, built from O\*NET work activities, general and operations managers score 39 out of 100, higher than 39% of the occupations we score. The job pays a median of $105,770 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). No job is fully safe from technological change, but the federal exposure category and the projected openings are the two numbers worth weighing.

**What careers similar to general and operations managers are less exposed to AI?**

Farmer or Agricultural Manager (moderate exposure, $89,900 median), Administrative Services Manager (moderate exposure, $114,130 median). Each is in a lower BLS exposure category than general and operations managers, and most are listed by O\*NET as related to the work.

Full profile: https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager.

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

O\*NET content is used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). How these figures are sourced and derived: https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology