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Fundraising Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities to solicit and maintain funds for special projects or nonprofit organizations.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$125,470
Employment, U.S.38,810
Median hourly wage$60.32
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$75,130$95,970$125,470$169,990$222,350
By state (49)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama210$83,7000.39
Alaska110$103,0901.41
Arizona530$116,4700.65
Arkansas150$71,1100.46
California5,430$135,8701.20
Colorado600$130,0100.84
Connecticut900$122,5402.14
Delaware120$131,7500.99
District of Columbia800$141,7204.59
Florida1,320$97,2400.53
Georgia680$113,0500.56
Hawaii240$93,9101.56
Idaho70$87,9900.32
Illinois2,860$106,2901.88
Indiana440$112,8900.55
Iowa370$98,7000.94
Kansas160$121,2100.45
Kentucky210$124,7700.42
Louisiana50$122,1500.11
Maine220$116,4701.41
Maryland810$130,7501.17
Massachusetts2,260$151,7402.49
Michigan880$113,3600.80
Minnesota680$126,9200.93
Mississippi70$82,6200.24
Missouri$111,120
Montana170Not available1.33
Nebraska400$97,2301.57
Nevada150$106,4200.40
New Hampshire270$157,0801.56
New Jersey750$140,5000.70
New Mexico70$101,6800.30
New York4,080$169,5101.69
North Carolina1,030$125,8700.83
North Dakota30$121,7500.32
Ohio1,630$101,4701.17
Oklahoma220$122,1000.51
Oregon1,160$103,8702.37
Pennsylvania1,950$111,2801.29
Rhode Island220$155,9701.73
South Carolina220$103,2400.39
Tennessee300$107,7600.36
Texas2,560$96,5200.73
Utah130$95,1900.31
Vermont180$129,1702.35
Virginia880$143,7300.85
Washington1,050$137,0101.19
West Virginia100$74,4000.56
Wisconsin400$123,0900.55

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Fundraisers40.971
2Advertising and Promotions Managers40.969
3Marketing Managers40.965
4Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes40.958
5Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents40.957
6Public Relations Managers40.957
7Online Merchants40.957
8Sales Managers40.957
9Spa Managers30.956
10Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel1-20.954

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Fundraising Managers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
FundraisersPersuasion0.880.971
Advertising and Promotions ManagersManagement of Personnel Resources0.880.969
Compensation and Benefits ManagersSystems Analysis1.000.952
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsSystems Analysis0.870.944
Administrative Services ManagersInstructing0.870.940
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersManagement of Material Resources1.000.939
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersInstructing1.240.937
Search Marketing StrategistsSystems Analysis1.000.933

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Fundraising Managers, excluding software Fundraising Managers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Oracle PeopleSoft11 of 206.4x
NetSuite ERP8 of 207.7x
IBM Cognos Impromptu8 of 207.0x
WordPress6 of 2013.2x
Oracle Hyperion7 of 206.3x
SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports5 of 2012.1x
Database software11 of 203.1x
Apple macOS7 of 205.7x
Constant Contact3 of 2046.2x
LogMeIn GoToMeeting5 of 209.6x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 4.12 3.88
SpeakingEssential skill 4.12 3.88
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 4.00 4.12
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.00 4.00
PersuasionTransferable skill 4.00 3.50
WritingEssential skill 3.88 4.00
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 3.88 3.88
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.75 3.88
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.75 3.75
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.62 3.75
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.50 3.38
Active LearningEssential skill 3.38 3.62
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.38 3.62
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.38 3.50
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 3.25 3.62
MonitoringEssential skill 3.12 3.88
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 3.12 3.00
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.12 2.75
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.00 3.25
MathematicsEssential skill 3.00 2.75
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 2.62 2.75
InstructingTransferable skill 2.62 2.38
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.62 2.38
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.00 1.88
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.88 1.00
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 1.75 1.00
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.75 0.88
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 1.25not rated
ScienceEssential skill 1.25not rated
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.12not rated
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Administration and Management 4.28 4.42
Customer and Personal Service 4.24 5.30
Administrative 4.15 5.28
English Language 4.12 4.68
Sales and Marketing 3.81 4.85
Economics and Accounting 3.46 3.35
Communications and Media 3.43 3.53
Personnel and Human Resources 3.27 3.78
Mathematics 3.06 3.91
Psychology 2.51 2.20
Education and Training 2.49 3.64
Sociology and Anthropology 2.41 2.29
Computers and Electronics 2.37 3.20
Law and Government 2.33 2.39
Philosophy and Theology 2.08 2.06
History and Archeology 2.04 1.10
Fine Arts 1.98 1.17
Production and Processing 1.86 2.19
Foreign Language 1.74 0.98
Telecommunications 1.71 1.09
Design 1.69 1.72
Public Safety and Security 1.63 1.05
Therapy and Counseling 1.37not rated
Geography 1.35 0.92
Transportation 1.34not rated
Engineering and Technology 1.23not rated
Building and Construction 1.15not rated
Mechanical 1.11not rated
Physics 1.11not rated
Food Production 1.10not rated
Biology 1.09not rated
Chemistry 1.09not rated
Medicine and Dentistry 1.09not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Expression 4.12 4.25
Oral Comprehension 4.12 4.12
Speech Clarity 3.88not rated
Written Expression 3.88 4.38
Deductive Reasoning 3.88 4.12
Written Comprehension 3.88 4.12
Speech Recognition 3.75 3.75
Fluency of Ideas 3.62 4.00
Originality 3.50 3.88
Information Ordering 3.50 3.25
Near Vision 3.38 3.88
Problem Sensitivity 3.38 3.62
Inductive Reasoning 3.38 3.25
Category Flexibility 3.00 3.12
Number Facility 3.00 3.12
Selective Attention 3.00 2.38
Mathematical Reasoning 2.88 3.25
Time Sharing 2.88 2.38
Far Vision 2.75 3.00
Memorization 2.62 2.62
Flexibility of Closure 2.50 2.25
Speed of Closure 2.50 2.25
Trunk Strength 2.38 1.62
Auditory Attention 2.25 2.00
Perceptual Speed 2.12 2.12
Visual Color Discrimination 2.12 2.00
Visualization 2.12 2.00
Wrist-Finger Speed 2.12 1.25
Hearing Sensitivity 1.88 1.38
Dynamic Strength 1.75 0.75
Sound Localization 1.25not rated
Spatial Orientation 1.25not rated
Control Precision 1.12not rated
Finger Dexterity 1.12not rated
Manual Dexterity 1.12not rated
Arm-Hand Steadiness 1.00not rated
Depth Perception 1.00not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated
Multilimb Coordination 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Rate Control 1.00not rated
Reaction Time 1.00not rated
Response Orientation 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated
Stamina 1.00not rated
Static Strength 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

All 60
  • Apple iDVD
  • Apple iMovie
  • Blackbaud eTapestry
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Drupal
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Flipgrid
  • Fund accounting software
  • Google Ads
  • Google Drive
  • Google Gmail
  • Human resource management software HRMS
  • IBM Notes
  • LinkedIn
  • Mentimeter
  • MicroFocus GroupWise
  • MicroStrategy
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • MightyScout
  • Oracle Eloqua
  • Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
  • Oracle Siebel Server Sync
  • QuarkXPress
  • SmugMug Flickr
  • Social media sites
  • WeVideo
  • Web browser software
  • YouTube
  • zkipster

Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA1207.17$136,890
Charlottesville, VA1103.71Not available
Ann Arbor, MI1803.37$141,800
Eugene-Springfield, OR1303.28$100,460
New Haven, CT2303.26$138,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA8002.64$106,790
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC2202.56$128,810
Lincoln, NE1202.56$112,190
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,7202.55$161,500
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT2502.44$118,890

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