Administrative Services Managers

What Administrative Services Managers Do

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.

Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience

Less than 5 years

On-the-job training

None

Self-employed

0%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

• Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.4/5
• Administration and Managementimportance 4.2/5
• English Languageimportance 4.0/5
• Administrativeimportance 3.9/5
• Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 3.4/5
• Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.4/5
• Public Safety and Securityimportance 3.3/5
• Mathematicsimportance 3.3/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

• E-Mail5.0/5
• Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.9/5
• Telephone Conversations4.8/5
• Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.6/5
• Contact With Others4.5/5
• Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.3/5

Related Careers

• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
• General and Operations Managers
• Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
• Project Management Specialists
• Computer Occupations, All Other
• Managers, All Other
• First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
• Facilities Managers

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

• Postmasters and Mail Superintendents99% skill match
• Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling98% skill match
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers98% skill match
• Gambling Managers98% skill match
• General and Operations Managers98% skill match
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers98% skill match
• Residential Advisors98% skill match
• First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers97% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

• Time Managementimportance 4.0/5
• Coordinationimportance 3.8/5
• Negotiationimportance 3.6/5
• Management of Personnel Resourcesimportance 3.4/5
• Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.3/5
• Service Orientationimportance 3.3/5
• Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.3/5
• Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.3/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

• Dependability
• Leadership Orientation
• Attention to Detail
• Cooperation
• Achievement Orientation
• Self-Control
• Cautiousness

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

• EnterprisingHigh
• ConventionalHigh
• SocialMedium
• InvestigativeLow
• RealisticLow
• ArtisticLow

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where administrative services managers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).

1. 1Carson City, NV4.09× national avg
2. 2Trenton-Princeton, NJ3.09× national avg
3. 3Charleston, WV3.00× national avg
4. 4San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR2.57× national avg
5. 5Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX2.18× national avg

Possible Career Moves

A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.

• General and Operations ManagersLateral Move
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersCareer Change
• Social and Community Service ManagersLateral Move
• Purchasing ManagersAdvancement

See the full career path from Administrative Services Managers →

Related Education Programs

Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.