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Chief Executives - 11-1011.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Chief Diversity Officer (CDO)
  • Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO)
  • Chief Operating Officer (COO)
  • Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
  • Executive Director
  • Executive Vice President (EVP)
  • Operations Vice President (Operations VP)
  • President

SOC Occupation Groups

11-0000 Management Occupations
11-1000 Top Executives
11-1010 Chief Executives
11-1011.00 Chief Executives

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Administer programs for selection of sites, construction of buildings, or provision of equipment or supplies.
  • Analyze operations to evaluate performance of a company or its staff in meeting objectives or to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change.
  • Appoint department heads or managers and assign or delegate responsibilities to them.
  • Attend and participate in meetings of municipal councils or council committees.
  • Conduct or direct investigations or hearings to resolve complaints or violations of laws, or testify at such hearings.
  • Confer with board members, organization officials, or staff members to discuss issues, coordinate activities, or resolve problems.
  • Coordinate the development or implementation of budgetary control systems, recordkeeping systems, or other administrative control processes.
  • Deliver speeches, write articles, or present information at meetings or conventions to promote services, exchange ideas, or accomplish objectives.
  • Direct human resources activities, including the approval of human resource plans or activities, the selection of directors or other high-level staff, or establishment or organization of major departments.
  • Direct non-merchandising departments, such as advertising, purchasing, credit, or accounting.
  • Direct or conduct studies or research on issues affecting areas of responsibility.
  • Direct or coordinate activities of businesses involved with buying or selling investment products or financial services.
  • Direct or coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products.
  • Direct or coordinate an organization's financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency.
  • Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity.
  • Establish departmental responsibilities and coordinate functions among departments and sites.
  • Implement corrective action plans to solve organizational or departmental problems.
  • Interpret and explain policies, rules, regulations, or laws to organizations, government or corporate officials, or individuals.
  • Make presentations to legislative or other government committees regarding policies, programs, or budgets.
  • Negotiate or approve contracts or agreements with suppliers, distributors, federal or state agencies, or other organizational entities.
  • Nominate citizens to boards or commissions.
  • Organize or approve promotional campaigns.
  • Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding or implementation of programs.
  • Prepare bylaws approved by elected officials, and ensure that bylaws are enforced.
  • Prepare or present reports concerning activities, expenses, budgets, government statutes or rulings, or other items affecting businesses or program services.
  • Preside over, or serve on, boards of directors, management committees, or other governing boards.
  • Refer major policy matters to elected representatives for final decisions.
  • Represent organizations or promote their objectives at official functions, or delegate representatives to do so.
  • Review and analyze legislation, laws, or public policy and recommend changes to promote or support interests of the general population or special groups.
  • Review reports submitted by staff members to recommend approval or to suggest changes.
  • Serve as liaisons between organizations, shareholders, and outside organizations.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.
  • Analyze data to assess operational or project effectiveness.
  • Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities.
  • Analyze impact of legal or regulatory changes.
  • Communicate organizational policies and procedures.
  • Conduct hearings to investigate legal issues.
  • Conduct research on social issues.
  • Conduct research to gain information about products or processes.
  • Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
  • Coordinate special events or programs.
  • Coordinate with external parties to exchange information.
  • Develop organizational policies or programs.
  • Direct administrative or support services.
  • Direct financial operations.
  • Direct organizational operations, projects, or services.
  • Direct sales, marketing, or customer service activities.
  • Draft legislation or regulations.
  • Establish organizational guidelines or policies.
  • Implement organizational process or policy changes.
  • Liaise between departments or other groups to improve function or communication.
  • Manage construction activities.
  • Manage human resources activities.
  • Negotiate contracts for transportation, distribution, or logistics services.
  • Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
  • Prepare operational budgets.
  • Prepare operational progress or status reports.
  • Prepare staff schedules or work assignments.
  • Present information to the public.
  • Promote products, services, or programs.
  • Recommend organizational process or policy changes.
  • Represent the organization in external relations.
  • Resolve employee or contractor problems.
  • Select staff, team members, or performers.
  • Serve on institutional or departmental committees.
  • Testify at legal or legislative proceedings.

Military Crosswalk Titles

  • Acquisition (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Air Defense Artillery Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Armor (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Army Astronaut (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Army Music (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Aviation All-Source Intelligence (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Aviation Combined Arms Operations (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Aviation Maintenance Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Aviation Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Aviation, General (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Affairs (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Affairs Officer Special Operations (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Affairs, Designated (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Clinical Pastoral Educator (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Colonel, Ground (Marine Corps - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Colonel, Naval Aviator/Naval Flight Officer/Unmanned Aircraft System Officer (Marine Corps - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Command and Unit Chaplain (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Command Master Chief (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Command Senior Chief (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Commander (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, ABM (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, ABM (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, Airlift (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, Airlift (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, Bomber (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, Bomber (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, C2ISREW (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, C2ISREW (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, Fighter (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, Fighter (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, General (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, General (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, Helicopter or EWO (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, Helicopter or EWO (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, RPA (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, RPA (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, Special Operations (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, Special Operations (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, Tactical Airlift (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, Tanker (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, Tanker (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, Trainer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Commander, Trainer (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Contract and Industrial Management (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • CWO - Boatswain, Aviation (Navy - Warrant Officer only)
  • CWO - Boatswain, Surface (Navy - Warrant Officer only)
  • Cyber Capabilities Developer Technician (Army - Warrant Officer only)
  • Cyber Capabilities Development Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Cyber Electromagnetic Warfare Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Cyber Officer Designated (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Cyber Warfare Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Data Network Engineering (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Data Systems Engineering (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Education And Training (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Education And Training Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Education And Training Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Education And Training Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Education and Training Journeyman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Education And Training Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Engineer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Field Artillery, General (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Financial Management (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Financial Manager (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Force Development (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Foreign Area Officer Immaterial (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Foreign Area Officer, Asia-Pacific (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Foreign Area Officer, Europe and Eurasia (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Foreign Area Officer, Middle East and North Africa (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Foreign Area Officer, Sub-Saharan Africa (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Foreign Area Officer, Western Hemisphere (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • General Officer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • General Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • General Officer (Marine Corps - Commissioned Officer only)
  • General Officer (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Health Care Administration (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Health Services (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Health Services Administration (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Health Services Comptroller (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Health Services Human Resources (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Health Services Management (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Health Services Management Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Health Services Management Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Health Services Management Craftsman, Health Information Technology (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Health Services Management Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Health Services Management Journeyman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Health Services Management Journeyman, Health Information Technology (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Health Services Management Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Health Services Materiel (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Health Services Plans, Operations, Intelligence, Security and Training (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Human Resources Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Infantry (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Intelligence Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • LDO - Deck, Aviation (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • LDO - Deck, Surface (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Level IV Joint Qualified Officer (Marine Corps - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Logistics (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Medical Service Corps Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Military Government (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Military Intelligence Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Military Police (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Network Systems Engineering (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Operations Commander (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Operations Management (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Operations Research/Systems Analysis (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Ordnance, General (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Patient Administration (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Psychological Operations (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Psychological Operations, Designated (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Public Affairs, General (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Quartermaster Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Quartermaster, General (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Research and Engineering (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • RL - Engineering Duty Officer - Ship Engineering (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • RL - Special Duty Officer - Strategic Sealift Officer (SSO) (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Senior Human Resources Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Services (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Services Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Services Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Services Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Services Journeyman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Services Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Signal Operations (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Simulations Operations Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Space Operations (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Special Forces (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Strategic Intelligence Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Strategist (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Support Commander (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Systems Automation Acquisition and Engineering (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Systems Development (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Test and Evaluation (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Trained Operations Research/System Analysis (ORSA) (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Transportation, General (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Untrained Operations Research/System Analysis (ORSA) (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • URL - Submarine Warfare (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • URL - Surface Warfare (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor and Associate Dean (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of Army Cyber (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of Army War College (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of Chemistry (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of English (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of Foreign Languages (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of Geography and Environmental Engineering (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of History (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of Law (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of Leader Development and Organizational Learning (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of Mathematical Sciences (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of Military Instruction and Ethics (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of Physical Education (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of Physics (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of Social Sciences (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • USMA, Professor of Systems Engineering (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Wing Commander (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Wing Commander (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Wing Commander Equivalent (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Wing Commander Equivalent (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

No information available.

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Alcohol-and-Drug-Abuse-Assistance Program Administrator
  • Assessor-Collector, Irrigation Tax
  • Business-Enterprise Officer
  • Chief Warden
  • Chief, Fishery Division
  • Commissioner, Conservation of Resources
  • Commissioner, Public Works
  • Community-Services-and-Health-Education Officer
  • Deputy Insurance Commissioner
  • Director of Vital Statistics
  • Director, Aeronautics Commission
  • Director, Agricultural Services
  • Director, Arts-and-Humanities Council
  • Director, Classification and Treatment
  • Director, Compliance
  • Director, Consumer Affairs
  • Director, Correctional Agency
  • Director, Council On Aging
  • Director, Employment Research and Planning
  • Director, Employment Services
  • Director, Field Representatives
  • Director, Financial Responsibility Division
  • Director, Institution
  • Director, Labor Standards
  • Director, Law Enforcement
  • Director, Licensing and Registration
  • Director, Medical Facilities Section
  • Director, Regulatory Agency
  • Director, Revenue
  • Director, Safety Council
  • Director, State-Assessed Properties
  • Director, Translation
  • Director, Unemployment Insurance
  • District Customs Director
  • District Customs Director, Deputy
  • Economic Development Coordinator
  • Election Assistant
  • Environmental Analyst
  • Executive Secretary, State Board of Nursing
  • Federal Aid Coordinator
  • Fire Chief
  • Foreign-Service Officer
  • Harbor Master
  • Housing-Management Officer
  • Manager, Bakery
  • Manager, Brokerage Office
  • Manager, Cemetery
  • Manager, City
  • Manager, Department
  • Manager, Department Store
  • Manager, Office
  • Manager, Regulated Program
  • Park Superintendent
  • Police Chief
  • Police Commissioner I
  • President
  • President, Educational Institution
  • President, Financial Institution
  • Program Manager
  • Relocation Commissioner
  • Roads Supervisor
  • Secretary of State
  • Superintendent, Recreation
  • Superintendent, Sanitation
  • Superintendent, Schools
  • Supervisor
  • Supervisor, Liquor Stores and Agencies
  • Traffic-Safety Administrator
  • User Representative, International Accounting
  • Vice President
  • Welfare Director
  • Wildlife Agent, Regional