Is Operations Management a lucrative career option?

Operations Management is a field which is growing exponentially not only in India but in several countries of the world. Gone are the days where the need of operations manager was only in the production sector. Nowadays operations manager work in every field including Finance, Retail, production, Automobile, consulting etc. The scope of work is very huge and more and more opportunities are opening up.

Operations Manager are also paid well in and around the world. In India, an operations Manager earns an annual salary of around 7.65 lakh rupees which after a Post-Graduation/MBA from a reputed college increases to around 12-13 lakhs. Similarly in the United States, an operations Manager earns an average salary of 76000 US dollars which increases to around 1,25,000 US dollars after a Post Grad. Nearly 37% of the workforce is employed in the Operations field.

Thus, Operations Management is a lucrative field to make a career in both in India as well as the world.