Concept explainers
To determine: The task performed, skills needed, pay and opportunity outlook of the career.
Introduction:
A person who is engaged in the planning, coordinating, directing and controlling of the manufacturing process is known as production manager.

Answer to Problem 1CE
The task performed by production manager is distribution of production schedules, review documents of production, maintain inventories of material and arrange for delivery. Some of the skill sets required is like active listening, reading comprehension, speaking and time management. The hourly wage rate in this career is $15. The opportunity outlook for the career in this field is expected to increase by 7%.
Explanation of Solution
Production manager is hired so that production of the company can be increased by distributing the production hour to the different departments, can review the document, maintain the inventory for the production and assembling the part of the product to manufacture. The skill set which a production manager requires, is mentioned below:
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Speaking
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Monitoring
- Complex problem solving
The wage rate of a production manager in this career is:
- Hourly wage rate- $15.
The opportunity outlook for the career in the production department is positive since 2016. Vacancies in this job are increased by 7% worldwide.
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