Administrative Services Managers

1. Administrative Services Managers

The related fields is “Purchasing Managers, Buyers, and Purchasing Agent”

2. Job Outlook

Employment of administrative services managers is projected to grow 12 percent from 2012 to 2022, about as fast as the average for all occupations.

Administrative tasks, including facility management and records and information management, will remain important in a wide range of industries. Facility managers will be needed to plan for natural disasters, ensuring that any damage to a building will be minimal and that the organization can get back to work quickly.

In addition, facility managers will be in demand because there will be a greater focus on the environmental impact and energy efficiency of the buildings they manage. Improving energy efficiency can reduce costs and often is required by regulation. For example, building codes typically ensure that buildings meet environmental standards. Facility managers will be needed to oversee these improvements, in areas from heating and air systems to roofing.

Organizations also are expected to have more facility managers on staff, as opposed to using managers who manage several facilities on a contract basis. This will create demand for a larger total number of facility managers, leading to stronger growth for the occupation.

Contract administrators also are expected to be in demand as organizations contract out many services, such as food services, janitorial services, grounds maintenance, and equipment repair.

3. Pay

The median annual wage for administrative services managers was $81,080 in May 2012. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $44,330, and the top 10 percent earned more than $143,070.

In May 2012, the median annual wages for administrative services managers in the top five industries in which these managers worked were as follows:

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