Work Environment
Administrative services and facilities managers held about 322,000 jobs in 2020. The largest employers of administrative services and facilities managers were as follows:
- Healthcare and social assistance - 13%
- Educational services; state, local, and private - 13%
- Professional, scientific, and technical services - 9%
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals - 8%
- Finance and insurance - 7%
Administrative services and facilities managers spend much of their day in an office. They may observe workers throughout the building, go outdoors to supervise groundskeeping activities, or visit other facilities they direct.
Work Schedules
Most administrative services and facilities managers work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week. Facilities managers often are on call to address problems that arise at all hours.
Job Outlook
Employment of administrative services and facilities managers is projected to grow 9 percent from 2020 to 2030, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
About 29,200 openings for administrative services and facilities managers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
Employment
Administrative tasks, including facilities management and records and information management, will remain important in a range of industries.
A continuing focus on the environmental impact and energy efficiency of buildings will keep facilities managers in demand. Improving energy efficiency can reduce costs and often is required by regulation. For example, building codes typically ensure that buildings meet environmental standards. Facilities managers will be needed to oversee these improvements in a wide range of areas, from heating and air-conditioning systems to roofing. In addition, facilities managers will be needed to plan for natural disasters, ensuring that any damage to a building will be minimal and that the organization can get back to work quickly.
“Smart building” technology is expected to affect the work of facilities managers over the next decade. This technology will provide facilities managers with timely and detailed information, such as equipment failure alerts and reminders to do maintenance. This information should allow facilities managers to complete their work more efficiently.
Employment of records and information managers also is expected to grow. Demand is expected to be particularly strong for those working in “information governance,” which includes the privacy and legal aspects of records management. As cloud computing and mobile devices become more prevalent, records and information managers will have a critical role in helping organizations develop new records and information management practices and in maintaining data security.
Earnings
The median annual wage for administrative services and facilities managers was $99,290 in May 2021. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $59,210, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $167,450.
In May 2021, the median annual wages for administrative services and facilities managers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
- Finance and insurance - $120,620
- Professional, scientific, and technical services - $119,750
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals - $99,330
- Educational services; state, local, and private - $94,410
- Healthcare and social assistance - $88,090
Most administrative services and facilities managers work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week. Facilities managers often are on call to address problems that arise at all hours.
