Medical and Health Services Managers

What Medical and Health Services Managers Do

Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.

Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience

Less than 5 years

On-the-job training

None

Self-employed

5.1%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

Key Knowledge Areas

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

• Administration and Managementimportance 4.7/5
• English Languageimportance 4.4/5
• Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.2/5
• Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 4.1/5
• Education and Trainingimportance 3.9/5
• Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.8/5
• Administrativeimportance 3.7/5
• Medicine and Dentistryimportance 3.4/5

Work Environment

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

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

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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.

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Transferable Skills

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

• Social Perceptivenessimportance 4.0/5
• Complex Problem Solvingimportance 4.0/5
• Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 4.0/5
• Time Managementimportance 4.0/5
• Management of Personnel Resourcesimportance 4.0/5
• Coordinationimportance 3.9/5
• Persuasionimportance 3.9/5
• Negotiationimportance 3.9/5

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
• Integrity
• Cooperation
• Adaptability
• 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
• InvestigativeMedium
• RealisticLow
• ArtisticLow

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

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

1. 1Gadsden, AL2.04× national avg
2. 2Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR1.91× national avg
3. 3Iowa City, IA1.88× national avg
4. 4Killeen-Temple, TX1.78× national avg
5. 5Birmingham, AL1.72× national avg

Possible Career Moves

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

• Social and Community Service ManagersLateral Move
• Financial ManagersLateral Move
• Marketing ManagersLateral Move
• Purchasing ManagersLateral Move

See the full career path from Medical and Health 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.