Jobs / Management and business operations / 11-3051.01
Quality Control Systems Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate quality assurance programs. Formulate quality control policies and control quality of laboratory and production efforts.
- US jobs
- 246,250 (SOC 11-3051 group, "Industrial Production Managers")
- Median wage
- $126,060 a year
- Job family
- Management and business operations
Can agents do the work of quality control systems managers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Management and business operations: Some tasks (first measured in the last 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: SOP-Bench, 72.4% of tasks completed.
10% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 11-3051 group).
- 14%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 8%Monitor operations to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
- 6%Supervise personnel activitiesNot measured
- 5%Operate energy production or distribution equipmentNot measured
- 5%Monitor equipment operationNot measured
- 5%Manage budgets or financesNot measured
- 5%Analyze data to improve operationsNot measured
- 5%Maintain operational recordsMeasured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in management and business operations, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 45.9%Claude Opus 4.6 · 16 Mar 2026Emerging
- 64.8%Claude Code + Opus 5.5 (max) · 6 Oct 2026Strong
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
- 42.9%TTE-MatrixAgent + DeepSeek-V3.2 · 10 Nov 2025Emerging
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Instruct staff in quality control and analytical procedures.
- Direct the tracking of defects, test results, or other regularly reported quality control data.
- Participate in the development of product specifications.
- Identify quality problems or areas for improvement and recommend solutions.
Other job titles for this occupation (19)
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 · Construction Quality Control Manager · Quality Assurance Coordinator (QA Coordinator) · Quality Assurance Supervisor (QA Supervisor) · Quality Control Director (QC Director) · Quality Control Microbiology Supervisor (QC Microbiology Supervisor) · Quality Control Systems Manager (QC Systems Manager) · Quality Management Director · Quality Supervisor · Quality Systems Manager