Healthcare
Medical and Health Services Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
Median salary (BLS)
$123,860
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$73k – $224k
Job outlook
+23% (much faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $93,000 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 Medical and Health Services Managers
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Medical and Health Services Managers
Entry / Junior
$73,390
~2 yrs to advance
Medical and Health Services Managers
Established
$123,860
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Medical and Health Services Managers
Senior
$174,100
Key skills
A typical day
- •Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel.
- •Develop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data, such as personnel activities and information, and to produce reports.
- •Plan, implement, and administer programs and services in a health care or medical facility, including personnel administration, training, and coordination of medical, nursing and physical plant staff.
- •Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services, and coordinating financial reporting.
- •Maintain awareness of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, government regulations, health insurance changes, and financing options.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Healthcare
Explore all- Johns Hopkins University7% admit · $93,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- Duke University6% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.