Business & Finance
Administrative Services Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, and other office support services.
Median salary (BLS)
$114,130
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$67k – $208k
Job outlook
+5% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $112,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Administrative Services Managers
Education
Typical entry: Associate degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Administrative Services Managers
Entry / Junior
$67,100
~2 yrs to advance
Administrative Services Managers
Established
$114,130
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Administrative Services Managers
Senior
$160,925
Key skills
A typical day
- •Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
- •Set goals and deadlines for the department.
- •Acquire, distribute and store supplies.
- •Analyze internal processes and recommend and implement procedural or policy changes to improve operations, such as supply changes or the disposal of records.
- •Conduct classes to teach procedures to staff.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
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