Career Explorer Management
Human edge, growing
Administrative services managers
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.
More resilient than most: more resilient than 66% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is moderate (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it moderate), and US jobs are projected to change by +5.2% by 2035, faster than average. The work leans on emotional intelligence and creative vision.
AI struggles with much of this work, and US employers are expected to hire more people into it than average.
- Median pay (2025)
- $114,130
- Job growth to 2035
- +5.2%
- Openings a year
- 22,000
- People doing it (2025)
- 279,000
- Usual route in
- Bachelor's degree
Where people already use AI for this work
- Advise others on business or operational matters
- Purchase goods or services
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Develop organizational or program goals or objectives
- Manage budgets or finances
- Prepare reports of operational or procedural activities
What the work looks like
- Plan, administer, and control budgets for contracts, equipment, and supplies.
- Hire and terminate clerical and administrative personnel.
- Direct or coordinate the supportive services department of a business, agency, or organization.
- Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
- Set goals and deadlines for the department.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
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Also known as: Administrative Coordinator, Administrative Manager, Administrative Officer, Business Administrator, Administrative Director, Administrator, Business Manager.
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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.