Operations and sales

General and Operations Manager in San Diego

34 postings read · sampled 2026-08-02 · source ats

What employers actually ask for

Credentials named in the 34 postings we read, ranked by how many mentioned each one.

Bachelor's DegreeAccredited institution
9%
3 of 34 postingsAccredited institution →
Master's DegreeAccredited institution
6%
2 of 34 postingsAccredited institution →
Secret Security ClearanceU.S. Government (DCSA)
3%
1 of 34 postingsU.S. Government (DCSA) →
ServSafe Food Protection ManagerNational Restaurant Association
3%
1 of 34 postings$179 exam · fee checked 2026-08~16 hrs prepNational Restaurant Association →

What it costs

Exam and application fees plus typical self-study hours. Almost nobody needs every credential on this list — start with the top line.

Most-asked-for, on its own

$179ServSafe Food Protection Manager · ~16 hrs

asked for in 1 of 34 postings — 3%

If you earned all 1 of them

$179

fees checked 2026-08

16 hrs

16 hours — about 2 weeks at 10 hrs/wk

Not in the total: Bachelor's Degree — cost varies by institution; Master's Degree — cost varies by institution; Secret Security Clearance — sponsored by an employer, not purchasable.

This sample is small enough that one posting moves any percentage by more than a couple of points, so we are not calling anything low-signal here. Read the numbers above as a direction, not a measurement.

What it pays

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. A different survey from the postings above, so the two do not share a sample.

$58,370

10th percentile

$119,600

median

$267,090

90th percentile

Every credential above costs $179 — less than a day's pay at the median.

Who was hiring

Employers with at least one matching posting in this sample.

Anthropic · Verkada · Via · Gusto · Sierra · Figma · Klaviyo · Robinhood · Scale AI · Sweetgreen · 1X · Airtable · Lyft · Oura · Pinterest · SoFi

The same role elsewhere