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Quality Manager

Quality Manager

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I Other Semiconductor fab jobs · Senior level · O*NET 11-3051.01

Texas median
whole occupation, 2025
$130,890
work over
40 h a week
95%
load index
from O*NET data
1.7/5
Texas jobs
2024 to 2034
+8.9%

Pay

This level's pay

No headline for this level: records that name this level: only 10 H-1B filings (headline needs 30 or more). The records are listed below with their year and size; the occupation-wide figure further down is for all experience levels.

  • H-1B filings, n = 10, TX+AZ, 10 filings, 2026: $119,520 a year (median of 10 H-1B filings), SOC 11-3051 and job title contains every word of 'Quality Manager', TX+AZ, effective 2026-06-30 source
All pay records and context (3)
  • H-1B filings, n = 10, TX+AZ, 10 filings, 2026: $119,520 a year (median of 10 H-1B filings), SOC 11-3051 and job title contains every word of 'Quality Manager', TX+AZ, effective 2026-06-30 source
  • DOL prevailing-wage levels I-IV for the whole occupation (wage tiers set by DOL, not job titles or seniority): Level I $101,864 · Level II $131,604 · Level III $159,959 · Level IV $177,138 (79 filings, TX) Base wages offered on H-1B/E-3 Labor Condition Applications (TX and AZ, FY2026 Q1-Q3); covers only employers who filed. source
  • DOL prevailing-wage levels I-IV for the whole occupation (wage tiers set by DOL, not job titles or seniority): Level I $95,864 · Level II $118,851 · Level III $145,330 · Level IV $171,829 (21 filings, AZ) Base wages offered on H-1B/E-3 Labor Condition Applications (TX and AZ, FY2026 Q1-Q3); covers only employers who filed. source

Whole occupation: Quality Control Systems Managers (11-3051), Texas
BLS OEWS May 2025
  • Series OEUS480000000000011305113 (median), Texas, May 2025, read 2026-10-03
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Base pay (straight-time, excludes overtime).
  • Based on an estimated 21,200 jobs in Texas (series OEUS480000000000011305101).

Half of all Quality Control Systems Managers in Texas earn more than $130,890; the bottom 10% earned less than $79,780 and the top 10% more than $207,880 (May 2025, base pay, about 21,200 jobs). U.S. median $126,060.

Outlook 2024 to 2034, all Quality Control Systems Managers, not level-specific
TWC, BLS

Texas
+8.9% jobs · about 1,740 openings a year (21,770 jobs in 2024)
United States
+1.9% jobs · about 17,100 openings a year (241,900 jobs in 2024)

Openings include people retiring or changing jobs, not only growth.

Hours
O*NET 31.0
  • Duration of Typical Work Week (4.C.3.d.8), O*NET Work Context, data 08/2022, n = 21 respondents, O*NET OnLine

More than 19 in 20 work more than 40 hours a week (95%).

Schedule: regular 90% · irregular 10% · seasonal 0%

Physical load 1.7 of 5, our index from O*NET
Method
  • Engineer Tsai index (et_physical_v1): mean of a body index (1.66, 6 measures) and an exposure index (1.81, 7 measures), built from O*NET Work Context means, 1 to 5: Spend Time Standing; Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles; Spend Time Walking or Running; Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling; Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance; Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body; Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions; Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures; Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions; Exposed to High Places; Exposed to Hazardous Conditions; Exposed to Hazardous Equipment; Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection.
  • O*NET OnLine

Body

  • Standing2.67
  • Walking or running2.31
  • Kneeling or crawling1.37
  • Bending or twisting1.26
  • Climbing ladders1.18
  • Keeping balance1.16

Exposure

  • Hazardous conditions2.59
  • Very hot or cold2.09
  • Hazardous equipment2.01
  • Outdoors, all weather1.9
  • High places1.43
  • Protective gear1.35
  • Cramped space1.27
Body 1.66 · exposure 1.81. O*NET Work Context means, 1 = never, 5 = continually or every day.

Getting in

License
No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).
Degree
100% hold a bachelor's or higher; most common: Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years of related experience is the most common answer (42% of workers).
O*NET
  • O*NET Related Work Experience, Quality Control Systems Managers, O*NET OnLine
Preparation
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Why this level
Senior: SOC 11-3051 is in SOC 2018 major group 11 Management; O*NET Job Zone 4.

Moves to the side 6

  • I4 Production Manager O*NET lists Industrial Production Managers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85.
  • I Validation Engineer O*NET lists Validation Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84. License: depends on the work.
  • M Industrial Engineer O*NET lists Industrial Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.78. License: depends on the work.
  • M Safety Engineer O*NET lists Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.78. License: depends on the work.
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What the work is 6 core tasks

Plan, direct, or coordinate quality assurance programs. Formulate quality control policies and control quality of laboratory and production efforts.

  1. Stop production if serious product defects are present.
  2. Review and update standard operating procedures or quality assurance manuals.
  3. Monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
  4. Review quality documentation necessary for regulatory submissions and inspections.
  5. Analyze quality control test results and provide feedback and interpretation to production management or staff.
  6. Verify that raw materials, purchased parts or components, in-process samples, and finished products meet established testing and inspection standards.

Core tasks ranked by O*NET task Importance (IM, 1-5), top 6.

Top skills

  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Listening
  • Monitoring
  • Speaking
  • Writing
  • Complex Problem Solving
Sources (4)

This page 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. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Engineer Tsai has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. CC BY 4.0 · O*NET license

Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Base pay; excludes overtime. Outlook: BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034 (United States) and Texas Workforce Commission long-term projections 2024-2034, read through Projections Central.

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