Social and Community Service Managers build social perceptiveness, service orientation and judgment and decision making 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 Human Resources Managers (91%).
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 | Human Resources Managers | 91% | $149,280 | +86% | None |
| 2 | Human Resources Specialists | 81% | $75,940 | −6% | None |
| 3 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | 81% | $149,230 | +86% | None |
| 4 | Labor Relations Specialists | 80% | $95,420 | +19% | None |
| 5 | Training and Development Managers | 80% | $133,000 | +65% | None |
| 6 | Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers | 79% | $80,730Pay for the broader BLS group “Compliance Officers” | Not compared | None |
| 7 | Financial Managers | 79% | $166,570 | +107% | None |
| 8 | Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 79% | $78,210 | −3% | None |
| 9 | Public Relations Managers | 78% | $146,910 | +83% | None |
| 10 | Fundraising Managers | 78% | $125,470 | +56% | None |
Compared with Social and Community Service Managers, median $80,390. 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.
How important each skill is in work as social and community service managers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
91% skill match · $149,280 · +86% pay
Negotiation · Persuasion · Management of Financial Resources
81% skill match · $75,940 · −6% pay
81% skill match · $149,230 · +86% pay
Management of Financial Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Human Resources Managers (91% skill match, median $149,280), Human Resources Specialists (81% skill match, median $75,940) and Compensation and Benefits Managers (81% skill match, median $149,230), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 14 pay more than social and community service managers at the median. The biggest increases: Chief Executives (+166%, $213,990), Financial Managers (+107%, $166,570) and Human Resources Managers (+86%, $149,280).
23 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. 2 usually need a graduate degree: Chief Executives and Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors.
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.