Management
Administrative services manager
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 pay
$114,130
Growth to 2035
+5%
about as fast as average
Openings a year
22,000
Time to qualify*
2 years
* From a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
Pay
Administrative services manager
Getting in
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- On-the-job training
- None
- Prior experience
- Less than 5 years
What the work is like
Dealing with the public
Unpleasant or angry people
Time pressure
Cost of a mistake
Freedom to make decisions
Repeating the same tasks
Time sitting
Time standing
Outdoors in all weather
Exposure to disease
Administrative services manager: 39% usually work over 40 hours a week
Core tasks
- 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.
Also called: Administrative Coordinator · Administrative Director · Administrative Manager · Administrative Officer · Administrator · Business Administrator · Business Manager
Outlook and AI
Administrative services managers held 279,000 jobs in 2025. BLS projects 293,300 by 2035 (+5%, about as fast as average; all jobs: +3.5%).
Compare with
- Administrative services manager vs. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
- Administrative services manager vs. General and operations managers
- Administrative services manager vs. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
- Administrative services manager vs. Project manager
- Administrative services manager vs. Computer occupations, all other
- Administrative services manager vs. Managers, all other
- Administrative services manager vs. First-line supervisor of non-retail sales workers
- Administrative services manager vs. Facilities manager
- Administrative services manager vs. Human resources specialist
- Administrative services manager vs. Human resources manager