Business & Finance
Quality Control Systems Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate quality assurance programs. Formulate quality control policies and control quality of laboratory and production efforts.
Median salary (BLS)
$126,060
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$78k – $206k
Job outlook
+2% (about average)
AI exposure
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports one wage for this occupational group, which covers 5 related roles — so read the median as an approximate group figure, and the range as the truer picture for this specific title. BLS source.
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $112,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Quality Control Systems Managers
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
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Quality Control Systems Managers Intern
Internship
$39,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Quality Control Systems Managers
Entry / Junior
$78,000
~2 yrs to advance
Quality Control Systems Managers
Established
$126,060
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Quality Control Systems Managers
Senior
$165,790
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Stop production if serious product defects are present.
- •Review and update standard operating procedures or quality assurance manuals.
- •Monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
- •Review quality documentation necessary for regulatory submissions and inspections.
- •Analyze quality control test results and provide feedback and interpretation to production management or staff.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.