Administrative services managers
May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers
Administrative Services Managers: Plan, direct, or coordinate supportive services of an organization, such as recordkeeping, mail distribution, telephone operator/receptionist, and other office support services. May oversee facilities planning and maintenance and custodial operations.
Administrative services managers held about 268,000 jobs in 2004. About 80 percent worked in service-providing industries, including Federal, State, and local government; health care; financial services; professional, scientific, and technical services; administrative and support services; and education. Most of the remaining managers worked in wholesale and retail trade, in management of companies and enterprises, or in manufacturing.
Earnings of administrative services managers vary greatly depending on the employer, the specialty, and the geographic area. In general, however, median annual earnings of administrative services managers in May 2004 were $60,290. The middle 50 percent earned between $42,680 and $83,510. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $31,120, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $110,270. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of these managers in May 2004 were:
| Management of companies and enterprises | $71,870 |
| Elementary and secondary schools | 65,850 |
| Colleges, universities, and professional schools | 61,020 |
| Local government | 59,380 |
| State government | 55,500 |
In the Federal Government, industrial specialists in nonsupervisory, supervisory, and managerial positions averaged $69,802 a year in 2005. Corresponding averages were $69,211 for facility operations services managers, $67,185 for industrial property managers, $63,614 for property disposal specialists, $67,855 for administrative officers, and $60,370 for support services administrators.
(from the Occupational Outlook Handbook: Administrative Services Managers)
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May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers
National Occupational Employment and Earnings by Industry (NAICS sector and 3-digit industry group)
| Administrative services managers | |||||
| Percentile earnings distribution | |||||
| 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th | |
| Mining employment: 1,140 mean earnings: $72,050 (EC) (def) (IG) | $29,480 | $42,560 | $63,450 | $94,530 | $128,110 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction employment: 590 mean earnings: $78,850 | $29,760 | $46,610 | $70,260 | $107,110 | $138,050 |
| Mining (except Oil and Gas) employment: 120 mean earnings: $66,780 | $39,730 | $48,860 | $60,080 | $74,150 | $93,460 |
| Support Activities for Mining employment: 420 mean earnings: $64,030 | $26,960 | $37,440 | $56,260 | $85,080 | $112,070 |
| Utilities employment: 1,860 mean earnings: $80,780 (EC) (def) (IG) | $42,920 | $59,780 | $78,120 | $99,410 | $117,240 |
| Utilities employment: 1,860 mean earnings: $80,780 | $42,920 | $59,780 | $78,120 | $99,410 | $117,240 |
| Construction employment: 4,520 mean earnings: $63,310 (EC) (def) (IG) | $26,670 | $38,470 | $55,800 | $80,540 | $112,100 |
| Construction of Buildings employment: 2,570 mean earnings: $60,090 | $24,960 | $36,860 | $53,660 | $75,120 | $105,860 |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction employment: 1,320 mean earnings: $65,440 | $26,400 | $39,510 | $57,650 | $84,020 | $114,770 |
| Specialty Trade Contractors employment: 620 mean earnings: $72,120 | $32,470 | $44,330 | $63,660 | $91,370 | $128,110 |
| Manufacturing employment: 11,140 mean earnings: $78,840 (EC) (def) (IG) | $37,660 | $52,970 | $73,820 | $97,150 | $127,210 |
| Food Manufacturing employment: 580 mean earnings: $78,850 | $39,660 | $53,570 | $72,080 | $94,620 | $126,920 |
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing employment: 250 mean earnings: $61,900 | $29,370 | $40,530 | $57,310 | $79,560 | $93,450 |
| Textile Mills employment: 220 mean earnings: $65,580 | $31,880 | $41,930 | $59,540 | $80,900 | $107,420 |
| Textile Product Mills employment: 130 mean earnings: $63,770 | $34,170 | $46,340 | $57,620 | $77,940 | $99,780 |
| Apparel Manufacturing employment: 190 mean earnings: $74,060 | $31,030 | $47,790 | $70,920 | $91,830 | $121,410 |
| Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing employment: 60 mean earnings: $63,130 | $25,000 | $28,410 | $59,390 | $77,740 | $125,230 |
| Wood Product Manufacturing employment: 470 mean earnings: $55,980 | $24,280 | $32,010 | $49,310 | $72,550 | $93,260 |
| Paper Manufacturing employment: 310 mean earnings: $82,110 | $47,520 | $62,600 | $79,730 | $98,730 | $122,860 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities employment: 370 mean earnings: $77,130 | $39,790 | $57,450 | $72,230 | $92,530 | $115,580 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing employment: 70 mean earnings: $101,340 | $50,300 | $67,540 | $97,540 | $128,500 | >$145K |
| Chemical Manufacturing employment: 910 mean earnings: $82,070 | $41,240 | $54,700 | $78,350 | $102,500 | $131,050 |
| Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing employment: 240 mean earnings: $75,540 | $38,770 | $53,280 | $72,210 | $90,560 | $116,900 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing employment: 140 mean earnings: $79,820 | $46,900 | $59,240 | $72,320 | $88,130 | $118,550 |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing employment: 210 mean earnings: $81,850 | $40,320 | $54,970 | $76,550 | $99,100 | $133,620 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing employment: 650 mean earnings: $69,050 | $32,850 | $45,400 | $64,520 | $81,600 | $112,580 |
| Machinery Manufacturing employment: 710 mean earnings: $78,250 | $45,400 | $58,120 | $72,800 | $91,460 | $118,060 |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing employment: 2,980 mean earnings: $86,790 | $41,230 | $58,760 | $80,670 | $108,800 | $140,700 |
| Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing employment: 560 mean earnings: $80,890 | $42,310 | $59,560 | $80,250 | $101,250 | $120,440 |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing employment: 1,060 mean earnings: $85,500 | $45,450 | $62,910 | $83,210 | $104,930 | $127,700 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing employment: 630 mean earnings: $63,220 | $28,790 | $39,650 | $55,260 | $79,050 | $105,020 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing employment: 400 mean earnings: $82,710 | $40,210 | $61,330 | $78,110 | $97,980 | $130,440 |
| Wholesale Trade employment: 11,150 mean earnings: $70,350 (EC) (def) (IG) | $35,740 | $46,800 | $63,330 | $84,960 | $114,650 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods employment: 6,850 mean earnings: $69,510 | $34,610 | $45,800 | $62,590 | $83,680 | $114,200 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods employment: 3,280 mean earnings: $73,380 | $37,160 | $49,400 | $66,650 | $87,760 | $118,630 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers employment: 1,030 mean earnings: $66,250 | $37,600 | $45,950 | $57,230 | $82,900 | $105,200 |
| Retail Trade employment: 8,700 mean earnings: $62,080 (EC) (def) (IG) | $28,530 | $39,010 | $55,090 | $77,560 | $103,930 |
| Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers employment: 3,190 mean earnings: $69,490 | $33,030 | $47,060 | $63,490 | $85,420 | $111,800 |
| Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores employment: 600 mean earnings: $58,750 | $29,340 | $36,000 | $51,620 | $73,910 | $90,620 |
| Electronics and Appliance Stores employment: 510 mean earnings: $63,920 | $30,220 | $41,150 | $55,930 | $78,950 | $104,110 |
| Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers employment: 690 mean earnings: $53,010 | $26,900 | $35,860 | $46,410 | $62,540 | $87,320 |
| Food and Beverage Stores employment: 920 mean earnings: $51,330 | $24,470 | $30,170 | $41,340 | $58,380 | $88,300 |
| Health and Personal Care Stores employment: 350 mean earnings: $59,650 | $28,820 | $39,390 | $53,560 | $72,280 | $93,270 |
| Gasoline Stations employment: 340 mean earnings: $41,400 | $18,880 | $27,020 | $35,930 | $50,010 | $69,150 |
| Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores employment: 380 mean earnings: $59,960 | $25,140 | $36,110 | $53,680 | $78,880 | $105,020 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores employment: 250 mean earnings: $54,610 | $29,760 | $37,090 | $45,820 | $68,420 | $88,940 |
| General Merchandise Stores employment: 470 mean earnings: $59,560 | $28,880 | $37,700 | $50,720 | $72,650 | $106,240 |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers employment: 150 mean earnings: $69,770 | $43,590 | $50,120 | $60,760 | $85,550 | $111,480 |
| Nonstore Retailers employment: 850 mean earnings: $67,000 | $33,690 | $46,070 | $63,140 | $83,590 | $106,620 |
| Transportation and Warehousing employment: 6,460 mean earnings: $69,970 (EC) (def) (IG) | $35,470 | $47,380 | $65,250 | $86,680 | $111,570 |
| Air Transportation employment: 860 mean earnings: $75,920 | $47,050 | $58,380 | $73,280 | $92,120 | $111,650 |
| Rail Transportation employment: 270 mean earnings: $89,760 | $44,950 | $65,640 | $87,810 | $109,200 | $134,390 |
| Water Transportation employment: 100 mean earnings: $58,060 | $25,500 | $35,470 | $56,670 | $73,500 | $90,500 |
| Truck Transportation employment: 1,440 mean earnings: $61,240 | $27,540 | $40,410 | $54,000 | $73,210 | $102,280 |
| Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation employment: 310 mean earnings: $60,270 | $27,850 | $38,240 | $51,880 | $77,320 | $102,500 |
| Pipeline Transportation employment: 110 mean earnings: $84,050 | $40,720 | $58,130 | $78,480 | $101,420 | $134,850 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation employment: 60 mean earnings: $54,290 | $27,120 | $35,280 | $49,900 | $67,570 | $95,720 |
| Support Activities for Transportation employment: 1,560 mean earnings: $69,540 | $36,170 | $46,960 | $63,830 | $83,410 | $111,880 |
| Postal Service employment: 430 mean earnings: $85,590 | $63,010 | $72,480 | $84,400 | $99,980 | $112,030 |
| Couriers and Messengers employment: 430 mean earnings: $74,100 | $32,310 | $48,430 | $70,770 | $91,690 | $119,870 |
| Warehousing and Storage employment: 900 mean earnings: $67,330 | $37,570 | $45,210 | $62,560 | $82,380 | $105,960 |
| Information employment: 8,470 mean earnings: $81,290 (EC) (def) (IG) | $40,990 | $56,120 | $76,150 | $100,800 | $128,050 |
| Publishing Industries (except Internet) employment: 2,430 mean earnings: $83,700 | $39,400 | $54,390 | $76,030 | $105,240 | $139,600 |
| Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries employment: 770 mean earnings: $80,650 | $40,470 | $54,310 | $75,450 | $100,680 | $128,990 |
| Broadcasting (except Internet) employment: 1,560 mean earnings: $74,520 | $40,310 | $53,290 | $70,330 | $90,690 | $115,250 |
| Internet Publishing and Broadcasting employment: 80 mean earnings: $80,010 | $48,570 | $56,210 | $70,460 | $92,980 | $124,590 |
| Telecommunications employment: 2,010 mean earnings: $85,380 | $45,390 | $62,800 | $82,560 | $105,630 | $129,650 |
| Internet Service Providers, Web Search Portals, and Data Processing Service employment: 1,470 mean earnings: $79,460 | $40,600 | $56,190 | $74,550 | $97,520 | $119,550 |
| Other Information Services employment: 160 mean earnings: $79,280 | $35,650 | $52,420 | $75,290 | $101,690 | $127,380 |
| Finance and Insurance employment: 23,760 mean earnings: $81,500 (EC) (def) (IG) | $42,000 | $56,090 | $75,400 | $97,630 | $129,370 |
| Monetary Authorities - Central Bank employment: 100 mean earnings: $83,220 | $44,870 | $62,370 | $84,640 | $105,340 | $116,780 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities employment: 8,980 mean earnings: $79,360 | $37,590 | $52,220 | $70,470 | $94,000 | $134,010 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities employment: 4,150 mean earnings: $90,110 | $47,450 | $62,220 | $84,190 | $108,200 | $145,230 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities employment: 10,020 mean earnings: $79,590 | $44,020 | $57,430 | $75,770 | $95,030 | $119,590 |
| Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles employment: 500 mean earnings: $86,150 | $46,900 | $58,480 | $78,060 | $102,910 | $141,880 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing employment: 4,530 mean earnings: $61,460 (EC) (def) (IG) | $27,340 | $36,550 | $53,520 | $78,730 | $108,860 |
| Real Estate employment: 3,340 mean earnings: $60,670 | $26,720 | $35,720 | $52,830 | $78,120 | $108,960 |
| Rental and Leasing Services employment: 1,000 mean earnings: $59,910 | $27,750 | $37,290 | $52,760 | $75,750 | $103,100 |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) employment: 190 mean earnings: $83,420 | $38,260 | $52,770 | $72,140 | $93,630 | >$145K |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services employment: 20,570 mean earnings: $76,600 (EC) (def) (IG) | $37,650 | $49,470 | $70,110 | $93,180 | $125,980 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services employment: 20,570 mean earnings: $76,600 | $37,650 | $49,470 | $70,110 | $93,180 | $125,980 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises employment: 11,550 mean earnings: $82,950 (EC) (def) (IG) | $40,940 | $55,330 | $74,360 | $101,290 | $138,880 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises employment: 11,550 mean earnings: $82,950 | $40,940 | $55,330 | $74,360 | $101,290 | $138,880 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services employment: 16,350 mean earnings: $64,790 (EC) (def) (IG) | $29,660 | $38,590 | $55,200 | $81,390 | $111,170 |
| Administrative and Support Services employment: 15,590 mean earnings: $64,900 | $29,650 | $38,540 | $55,200 | $81,570 | $111,480 |
| Waste Management and Remediation Services employment: 760 mean earnings: $62,630 | $30,050 | $39,830 | $55,140 | $78,060 | $102,700 |
| Educational Services employment: 31,270 mean earnings: $66,540 (EC) (def) (IG) | $32,300 | $45,660 | $63,170 | $84,310 | $106,860 |
| Educational Services employment: 31,270 mean earnings: $66,540 | $32,300 | $45,660 | $63,170 | $84,310 | $106,860 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance employment: 31,900 mean earnings: $61,570 (EC) (def) (IG) | $29,980 | $40,800 | $56,760 | $76,650 | $97,390 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services employment: 10,770 mean earnings: $61,960 | $31,280 | $41,290 | $55,450 | $73,490 | $96,970 |
| Hospitals employment: 11,890 mean earnings: $70,010 | $38,580 | $50,740 | $66,720 | $85,670 | $106,960 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities employment: 5,250 mean earnings: $52,460 | $24,960 | $34,410 | $48,550 | $66,940 | $86,120 |
| Social Assistance employment: 3,990 mean earnings: $47,380 | $23,740 | $30,400 | $40,710 | $59,420 | $83,210 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation employment: 3,080 mean earnings: $56,540 (EC) (def) (IG) | $25,170 | $33,220 | $47,360 | $73,180 | $99,680 |
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries employment: 860 mean earnings: $61,420 | $29,660 | $37,360 | $53,870 | $80,030 | $102,270 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions employment: 410 mean earnings: $60,000 | $29,820 | $37,010 | $54,960 | $78,730 | $101,860 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries employment: 1,800 mean earnings: $53,410 | $22,900 | $30,260 | $43,920 | $68,130 | $97,180 |
| Accomodation and Food Service employment: 3,980 mean earnings: $54,690 (EC) (def) (IG) | $25,470 | $33,550 | $48,440 | $67,610 | $91,370 |
| Accommodation employment: 2,350 mean earnings: $57,380 | $26,420 | $36,990 | $51,870 | $71,480 | $96,050 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places employment: 1,630 mean earnings: $50,830 | $24,300 | $30,990 | $42,800 | $61,330 | $83,750 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) employment: 9,140 mean earnings: $65,190 (EC) (def) (IG) | $27,330 | $38,680 | $56,170 | $83,590 | $114,760 |
| Repair and Maintenance employment: 1,370 mean earnings: $55,960 | $24,590 | $32,880 | $46,460 | $71,980 | $94,120 |
| Personal and Laundry Services employment: 1,320 mean earnings: $63,780 | $21,980 | $29,500 | $46,210 | $71,700 | >$145K |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations employment: 6,440 mean earnings: $67,450 | $30,550 | $42,500 | $60,330 | $86,990 | $115,290 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) employment: 29,830 mean earnings: $65,260 (def) (IG) | $36,070 | $46,540 | $63,540 | $82,380 | $99,160 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) employment: 29,830 mean earnings: $65,260 | $36,070 | $46,540 | $63,540 | $82,380 | $99,160 |
source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates
The (EC) links lead to data from the Economic Census from the Census Bureau.
The (def) links lead to 2002 NAICS industry definitions from the Census Bureau.
The (IG) links lead to Industry at a Glance industry profiles from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.