How to become a Quality Control Systems Manager
Official title: Quality Control Systems Managers
Also called: Product Quality Director, Quality and Food Safety Manager, Quality and Process Improvement Manager, Quality Assurance Director (QA Director), Quality Assurance Manager (QA Manager), Quality Control Manager (QC Manager), Quality Control Supervisor (QC Supervisor), Quality Director, Quality Manager, Quality Systems Director
Plan, direct, or coordinate quality assurance programs. Formulate quality control policies and control quality of laboratory and production efforts.
Main tasks
- 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.
- Verify that raw materials, purchased parts or components, in-process samples, and finished products meet established testing and inspection standards.
- Oversee workers including supervisors, inspectors, or laboratory workers engaged in testing activities.
- Direct product testing activities throughout production cycles.
How to become one
Industrial production managers typically need a bachelor's degree and several years of related work experience.
Typical education to start: Bachelor's degree
Read the full guide from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ways in
- College: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 35 universities in the US
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $126,060 a year The middle half earn $98,160 to $161,880.
- About 252,100 people work in this job now, and about 258,600 are projected by 2035. (+2.6%)
- People use generative AI for relatively little of this work so far. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as low.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Quality Control Systems Manager?
Industrial production managers typically need a bachelor's degree and several years of related work experience.
How much does a Quality Control Systems Manager earn in the US?
Median full-time pay is $126,060 a year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). The middle half earn $98,160 to $161,880.
Is a Quality Control Systems Manager a growing career in the US?
Yes. Employment is projected to grow 3% by 2035, from about 252,100 to about 258,600 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Do you need a degree to become a Quality Control Systems Manager?
Not always. 50% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees.
Will AI change the work of a Quality Control Systems Manager?
People use generative AI for relatively little of this work so far. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as low.
Sources
- Microsoft Research: Working with AI: AI applicability by occupation (2025-12-22 (built on O*NET 29.0)), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Projections (2025-35 (released 2026-08-27)), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook (2025-35 edition (published 2026-08-27)), Public domain (BLS); photographs excluded, retrieved 2026-10-03
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03
Updated 2026-10-03
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