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P6
MANUFA.MANUFACT8E91.P6
Manufacturing Operations (General) — P6
P5
MANUFA.MANUFACT8E91.P5
Manufacturing Operations (General) — P5
P4
MANUFA.MANUFACT8E91.P4
Manufacturing Operations (General) — P4
P3
MANUFA.MANUFACT8E91.P3
Manufacturing Operations (General) — P3
Market pay$185k ($145k$235k)inherited$136k ($107k$173k)inherited$107k ($84k$137k)inherited$81k ($63k$103k)inherited
LevelP6 · P6 — Principal ProfessionalP5 · P5 — Expert ProfessionalP4 · P4 — Senior ProfessionalP3 · P3 — Mid-Level Professional
FunctionManufacturing OperationsManufacturing OperationsManufacturing OperationsManufacturing Operations
FocusManufacturing Operations (General)Manufacturing Operations (General)Manufacturing Operations (General)Manufacturing Operations (General)
Typical years12–188–125–83–5
ScopeOrganization-wide architecture and the hardest problemsMultiple systems or a technical domainA system or set of related featuresFeatures or a sub-system end-to-end
AutonomyDefines direction; minimal oversightSets direction within the domainSelf-directed; reviewed at critical decision pointsWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standard
ImpactOrganization-wideOrg / multi-team outcomesMulti-team / function outcomesProject / team outcomes
Decision rightsSets technical strategy for a major areaAuthority over a technical domainOwns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent designOwns implementation decisions for own scope