Montana·Management Occupations·SOC 11-3012

Best Administrative Services Manager programs in Montana, ranked by enrollment

Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, and other office support.

19 schools in Montana run programs that feed this job, graduating 960 people a year. The job pays a median of $129,670 in Montana across about 400 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledAdministrative ManagerAdministrative OfficerBusiness AdministratorAdministrative CoordinatorAdministratorBusiness ManagerService DirectorBusiness Coordinator
Graduates / yr
960
in Montana
Median pay · Montana
$129,670
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
400
people employed
Schools
19
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
40%
across those schools
Median net price
$20,500
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Montana that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

3 programs in Montana that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Montana (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Montana page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.0101In Montana
580
60.4%
5$44,700$24,000
2
CIP 52.0201In Montana
366
38.1%
14$43,506$25,000
3
CIP 52.0204In Montana
14
1.5%
2$43,506$25,000

Top 19 schools in Montana

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 8 of the 19 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Montana State University
Bozeman, MT Public · 2 feeder programs
467Business/Commerce, General$48,16457%82%
2The University of Montana
Missoula, MT Public · 1 feeder programs
159Business Administration and Management, General$37,78448%96%
3Montana State University Billings
Billings, MT Public · 2 feeder programs
108Business/Commerce, General$44,08230%
4The University of Montana - Western
Dillon, MT Public · 1 feeder programs
37Business Administration and Management, General$35,88051%100%
5Montana State University - Northern
Havre, MT Public · 1 feeder programs
31Business Administration and Management, General$40,38141%
6University of Providence
Great Falls, MT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
27Business Administration and Management, General28%$20,50050%
7Carroll College
Helena, MT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
23Business Administration and Management, General$48,33769%$21,44071%
8Rocky Mountain College
Billings, MT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
22Business Administration and Management, General$42,97148%$17,36970%
9Salish Kootenai College
Pablo, MT Public · 1 feeder programs
21Business Administration and Management, General28%
10Miles Community College
Miles City, MT Public · 1 feeder programs
13Business Administration and Management, General62%
11Montana Technological University
Butte, MT Public · 1 feeder programs
12Business/Commerce, General$46,18158%91%
12Blackfeet Community College
Browning, MT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
8Business Administration and Management, General62%$6,463
13Great Falls College Montana State University
Great Falls, MT Public · 1 feeder programs
7Office Management and Supervision34%
14Stone Child College
Box Elder, MT Public · 1 feeder programs
7Business/Commerce, General34%
15Little Big Horn College
Crow Agency, MT Public · 1 feeder programs
6Business Administration and Management, General11%
16Dawson Community College
Glendive, MT Public · 1 feeder programs
4Business/Commerce, General45%
17Flathead Valley Community College
Kalispell, MT Public · 1 feeder programs
4Business Administration and Management, General29%
18Fort Peck Community College
Poplar, MT Public · 1 feeder programs
3Business Administration and Management, General17%
19Chief Dull Knife College
Lame Deer, MT Public · 1 feeder programs
1Business Administration and Management, General0%

All 19 schools in Montana

Every school in Montana with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Montana that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Montana State UniversityBozemanPublic4672
The University of MontanaMissoulaPublic1591
Montana State University BillingsBillingsPublic1082
The University of Montana - WesternDillonPublic371
Montana State University - NorthernHavrePublic311
University of ProvidenceGreat FallsPrivate not-for-profit271
Carroll CollegeHelenaPrivate not-for-profit231
Rocky Mountain CollegeBillingsPrivate not-for-profit221
Salish Kootenai CollegePabloPublic211
Miles Community CollegeMiles CityPublic131
Montana Technological UniversityButtePublic121
Blackfeet Community CollegeBrowningPrivate not-for-profit81
Great Falls College Montana State UniversityGreat FallsPublic71
Stone Child CollegeBox ElderPublic71
Little Big Horn CollegeCrow AgencyPublic61

What administrative services managers earn in Montana

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Montana
$129,670
Mean annual
$144,410
Jobs in state
400
What the range looks like
10th pct$88,560Median$129,67090th pct$209,650
Versus the national median
+13.6%

U.S. median $114,130. Montana pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.46×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Montana

Billings, MT
$169,820median
40 jobs
Helena, MT
$129,670median
110 jobs
Missoula, MT
$105,840median
40 jobs
Bozeman, MT
avg
70 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+4.6%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
23,200
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
12,600
271,200 → 283,800
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Administrative Services Managers page.

How to become a Administrative Services Manager

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Montana

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 7 majors mapped to Administrative Services Managers7 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 01.8202Veterinary Office Management/Administration
  • 51.0711Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist
  • 52.0101Business/Commerce, General
  • 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
  • 52.0202Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • 52.0204Office Management and Supervision
  • 52.0207Customer Service Management

Common questions

Answers for people weighing administrative services managers programs in Montana.

What degree do you need to become an Administrative Services Manager?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business/Commerce, General, which awarded 580 degrees in Montana in 2024-25, 60.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Administrative Services Manager?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business/Commerce, Business Administration. Together they graduate about 960 people a year in Montana.

How much do administrative services managers earn in Montana?+

The median is $129,670 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 13.6% above the U.S. median of $114,130. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for administrative services managers growing?+

BLS projects a +4.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 23,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Montana?+

19 institutions in Montana reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do administrative services managers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Administrative Manager, Administrative Officer, Business Administrator, Administrative Coordinator among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-3012.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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