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Management

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.

Also called: Administrative Coordinator, Administrative Director, Administrative Manager, Administrative Officer, Administrator, Business Administrator

Compare with my current job (Human Resources Specialists)
Median pay in Greater Boston
$120,670
$58.02/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
6,960
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+3.8%
800 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
Bachelor's degree
Less than 5 years of related work experience

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$80,450$94,960$120,670$157,000$198,540

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
  • Set goals and deadlines for the department.
  • Acquire, distribute and store supplies.
  • Analyze internal processes and recommend and implement procedural or policy changes to improve operations, such as supply changes or the disposal of records.
  • Conduct classes to teach procedures to staff.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Higher exposure71 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 64
  • Language-model AIOE 68
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 80

Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure for administrative services managers is higher, but observed AI use so far is little or none. Tools could help with reports, schedules, and spotting ways to improve processes. Handling supplies, setting department goals, and teaching staff new procedures still rely on people.

Likely to change

  • Preparing operational reports and schedules
  • Analyzing processes for improvements

Still relies on people

  • Teaching procedures to staff
  • Setting goals and handling physical supplies

Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.

Next steps from here

Related jobs that build on what you already do.

  • Industrial Production Managers

    Coordinating operations, setting standards, and improving processes carry over, and this role offers higher pay with lower AI exposure.

    Pay difference
    +$32,540 median
    AI exposure
    Moderate
    MA growth
    +2.3%
    To get started
    Bachelor's degree

Training near Boston

College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).

60 programs near Boston (plus 32 graduate)

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