Administrative Services Managers

SOC 11-3012 · 2024-2034

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.

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

What California expects of this job

Typical pay in California: $110,717per year
Projected openings: 37,770
Projected change: +7.1%
Usually needs: Bachelor's degree

Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth

The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.

Skills this work uses most

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.

Reading Comprehension
Time Management
Active Listening
Speaking
Writing
Coordination

Pay by region

Region	Typical pay in California	Projected openings
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties)	$143,845	2,640
Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)	$131,252	2,150
Salinas MSA (Monterey County)	$122,734	240
Vallejo MSA (Solano County)	$122,245	220
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County)	$122,235	220
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County)	$121,871	2,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)	$121,826	8,800
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County)	$121,685	580
San Rafael MD (Marin County)	$118,991	220
Merced MSA (Merced County)	$117,275	110
Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County)	$117,275	310
Napa MSA (Napa County)	$115,044	140
Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County)	$113,639	210
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County)	$111,327	2,620
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County)	$109,463	400
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties)	$105,867	2,330
Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties)	$103,494	680
Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County)	$102,638	50
Visalia MSA (Tulare County)	$101,375	180
Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County)	$100,754	430
Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties)	$100,662	100
North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties)	$100,408	220
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties)	$99,634	140
Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County)	$99,512	420
Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County)	$99,359	370
El Centro MSA (Imperial County)	$95,865	80
Chico MSA (Butte County)	$94,113	120
Redding MSA (Shasta County)	$91,547	120
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties)	$88,532	190
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties)	Not reported	2,000

What the pay actually ranges across

The lowest-paid tenth earn under: $76,289
A quarter earn under: $93,655
Half earn under: $110,717
Three quarters earn under: $162,593
The highest-paid tenth earn over: $218,973

A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.

Similar work

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.

Occupation	Typical pay in California	Projected openings	Projected change
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$79,426	146,890	+1.9%
General and Operations Managers	$126,477	264,410	+6.7%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$91,106	62,570	+1.3%
Facilities Managers	$120,610	19,690	+8%
Project Management Specialists	$122,938	89,550	+6.8%
Computer Occupations, All Other	$138,203	59,320	+11.1%

Programs that train for this job — 33

General Business Certificate of Achievement
City College of San Francisco · San Francisco · $814
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Salesforce: Power User - Ed2Go
Los Medanos College · Pittsburg · $695
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Freight Broker/Agent Training
California State University San Marcos Extended Learning · San Marcos · $2,085
Working 6 months later
71%
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Business Administration
De Anza College, Occupational Training Institute · Cupertino · $5,821
Working 6 months later
8%
Earnings in one quarter after
$19,409
Outcomes cover more than this program The provider filed these figures against more than the program named — several of its programs, or the whole institution. They are shown because they are real, and nothing here ranks or rates them, because they do not describe this program.
Business- Management Associate of Science Degree
Mendocino College · Ukiah · $6,960
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Business- Management Certificate of Achievement
Mendocino College · Ukiah · $1,908
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Business Analysis (Online)
UC Irvine Continuing Education · Irvine · $3,640
Working 6 months later
16%
Earnings in one quarter after
$11,250
AI-Driven Administrative Assistant
California Institute of Career Development · San Jose · $9,300
Working 6 months later
87%
Earnings in one quarter after
$15,750
Lean Six Sigma Green and Black Belt - Pathway 2
UCSD Division of Extended Studies · La Jolla · $6,390
Working 6 months later
100%
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Outcomes cover more than this program The provider filed these figures against more than the program named — several of its programs, or the whole institution. They are shown because they are real, and nothing here ranks or rates them, because they do not describe this program.
Facilities Management
UCSD Division of Extended Studies · La Jolla · $7,540
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Lean Six Sigma Green and Black Belt - Pathway 1
UCSD Division of Extended Studies · La Jolla · $6,390
Working 6 months later
100%
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Outcomes cover more than this program The provider filed these figures against more than the program named — several of its programs, or the whole institution. They are shown because they are real, and nothing here ranks or rates them, because they do not describe this program.
Business Administration (online)
Sillers Institute · Palm Desert · $7,980
Working 6 months later
76%
Earnings in one quarter after
$10,130
Business Administration and Management
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education · Ventura · $9,554
Working 6 months later
86%
Earnings in one quarter after
$12,892
Outcomes cover more than this program The provider filed these figures against more than the program named — several of its programs, or the whole institution. They are shown because they are real, and nothing here ranks or rates them, because they do not describe this program.
Business Administration
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education · Ventura · $7,774
Working 6 months later
86%
Earnings in one quarter after
$11,000
Outcomes cover more than this program The provider filed these figures against more than the program named — several of its programs, or the whole institution. They are shown because they are real, and nothing here ranks or rates them, because they do not describe this program.
Payroll Certification and Taxation
Amfasoft · Fremont · $9,600
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Business Analyst
Amfasoft · Fremont · $4,675
Working 6 months later
100%
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Microsoft: Excel Business Accounting
Amfasoft · Fremont · $2,775
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Business: Management (Associate in Science)
Allan Hancock College · Santa Maria · $4,986
Working 6 months later
58%
Earnings in one quarter after
$13,311
Business Administration 2.0 (Associate in Science for Transfer) UC/IGETC
Allan Hancock College · Santa Maria · $4,664
Working 6 months later
50%
Earnings in one quarter after
$14,720
Business Administration (Associate in Arts)
Allan Hancock College · Santa Maria · $4,802
Working 6 months later
50%
Earnings in one quarter after
$14,720
Medical Assistant
ABC Adult School · Cerritos · $2,787
Working 6 months later
42%
Earnings in one quarter after
$10,499
Project Management Professional (PMP)
AAA Institute · Van Nuys · $3,999
Working 6 months later
52%
Earnings in one quarter after
$13,048
Managerial Assistant Certificate of Achievement
Madera Community College · Madera · $1,420
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Bus: Advanced General Business Certificate
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $2,209
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Business: Management & Leadership Studies
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $2,455
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
BUS: Associate of Science Degree Business
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $4,677
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
General Business- BC
Kern Community College District · Bakersfield · $1,600
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Business CC
Kern Community College District · Bakersfield · $2,650
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Business Literacy Certificate of Career Preparation
Palo Verde College · Blythe · $1,724
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Business Administration- Degree Completion Program
Sonoma State University · Rohnert Park · $24,795
Working 6 months later
48%
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Human Resource Management Certificate
Sonoma State University · Rohnert Park · $875
Working 6 months later
95%
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Business Administration
Sonoma State University · Rohnert Park · $26,082
Working 6 months later
95%
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported
Associate of Science in Business Administration
Agape College of Business and Science · Fresno · $19,829
Working 6 months later
67%
Earnings in one quarter after
$19,435