Chief Operating Officer (Nonprofit)
Impact: Organizational
Oversee daily administrative and operational functions, including programs, human resources, finance, and IT, to ensure organizational efficiency and effectiveness in achieving the mission; collaborate with the CEO and senior leaders to implement strategic plans and manage resources.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Medium
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 45-55 hours/week
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $110,000
- Entry-level
- $75,000
- Senior
- $160,000
- Growth by 2033
- 7%
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $50,000 - $100,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Operations Management
- Financial Management
- Program Management
Soft skills
- Leadership
- Strategic Thinking
- Communication
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Master's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 10
- Years to senior
- 15
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Program Manager
- Director of Operations
- COO
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 10%
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 7.5/10
- Meaning
- 9/10
- Work-life balance
- 6/10
- Prestige
- 8.5/10
- Social perception
- Very High