Management
Chief executive
Key facts
Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: low according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +4% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.
The job
Managing directors and chief executives (ISCO 1120). Managing directors and chief executives formulate and review the policies, and plan, direct, coordinate and evaluate the overall activities, of enterprises or organizations (except special-interest organizations and government departments) with the support of other managers, usually within guidelines established by a board of directors or a governing body to whom they are answerable for the operations undertaken and results.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
50 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
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- aquarium chief executive officer
- aquarium chief operating officer
- aquarium COO
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- area office manager
- branch chief
- branch manager
- branch office administrator
- branch supervisor
- business coordinator
- business manager
- business unit manager
- CEO
- chairman
- chief administrative officer
- chief executive officer
- chief operating officer
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- corporate service manager
- deputy chief executive officer
- executive vice-president
- general director of airport
- general manager
- international business manager
- managing director
- operations manager
- president
- recruitment agency manager
- regional administrative manager
- regional director
- regional manager
- senior executive officer
- subsidiary manager
- team manager
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- zoo chief executive officer
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Training
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Gauges
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Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
Checked on 27 October 2026.