Career Explorer Management
Grows with AI
Facilities managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate operations and functionalities of facilities and buildings. May include surrounding grounds or multiple facilities of an organization's campus.
More resilient than most: more resilient than 65% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is moderate (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it high), and US jobs are projected to change by +4.6% by 2035, faster than average. The work leans on emotional intelligence and ethical judgement.
AI can help with many of the tasks, and demand is still growing. Being fluent with AI is the edge here.
- Median pay (2025)
- $106,660
- Job growth to 2035
- +4.6%
- Openings a year
- 14,200
- People doing it (2025)
- 166,000
- Usual route in
- Bachelor's degree
Where people already use AI for this work
- Purchase goods or services
- Implement procedures or processes
- Explain regulations, policies, or procedures
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance
- Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures
- Manage budgets or finances
What the work looks like
- Monitor the facility to ensure that it remains safe, secure, and well-maintained.
- Oversee the maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment, and electrical and mechanical systems.
- Oversee construction and renovation projects to improve efficiency and to ensure that facilities meet environmental, health, and security standards, and comply with government regulations.
- Plan, administer, and control budgets for contracts, equipment, and supplies.
- Participate in architectural and engineering planning and design, including space and installation management.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook
- Construction managersGrows with AI, Index 66, +9.1%
- Athletic trainersGrows with AI, Index 81, +12.7%
- Entertainment and recreation managers, except gamblingGrows with AI, Index 68, +6.0%
- Occupational therapy assistantsHuman edge, growing, Index 99, +21.5%
Also known as: Facilities Director, Facilities Maintenance Manager, Facilities Manager, Facilities Operations Manager (Facilities Ops Manager), Corporate Security Manager, Regional Security Manager, Security Director, Security 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.