Content Operations Manager

Also called: Content Ops Manager

Builds the systems and workflows that let a big content team produce lots of material on time.

A day in the life

You set up the workflow every blog post moves through, from idea to legal review to publishing, pick the tools and track which content actually performs.

Pay over a career

Starting
$70k
Typical
$100k
High
$140k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in marketing, communications or business.

Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Marketing, Communications.

Outlook

Growing faster than average (about 7% over 10 years). Tracks marketing specialists.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI automates steps like tagging and publishing; designing the workflow and picking the tools stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Computer applications, Business elective, English Language Arts.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1161.

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