Administrative Services Managers build time management, coordination and negotiation skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Project Management Specialists (88%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Management Specialists | 88% | $102,320 | −10% | Bachelor's degree |
| 2 | General and Operations Managers | 88% | $105,770 | −7% | Bachelor's degree |
| 3 | Compliance Managers | 81% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 4 | Medical and Health Services Managers | 80% | $123,860 | +9% | Bachelor's degree |
| 5 | Information Technology Project Managers | 79% | $116,580Pay for the broader BLS group “Computer Occupations, All Other” | Not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Postmasters and Mail Superintendents | 78% | $96,660 | −15% | None |
| 7 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 77% | $69,500 | −39% | None |
| 8 | Document Management Specialists | 77% | $116,580Pay for the broader BLS group “Computer Occupations, All Other” | Not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 9 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 76% | $76,590 | −33% | None |
| 10 | First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | 74% | $87,520 | −23% | Bachelor's degree |
Compared with Administrative Services Managers, median $114,130. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
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88% skill match · $102,320 · −10% pay
Programming · Technology Design · Systems Evaluation
88% skill match · $105,770 · −7% pay
Persuasion · Social Perceptiveness · Systems Evaluation
81% skill match · $141,900 (broader BLS group)
Persuasion · Instructing · Programming
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Project Management Specialists (88% skill match, median $102,320), General and Operations Managers (88% skill match, median $105,770) and Compliance Managers (81% skill match, median $141,900), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 7 pay more than administrative services managers at the median. The biggest increases: Chief Executives (+87%, $213,990), Marketing Managers (+46%, $166,790) and Sales Managers (+30%, $148,270).
6 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. One usually needs a graduate degree: Chief Executives.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.