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Social and Community Service Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization. Oversee the program or organization's budget and policies regarding participant involvement, program requirements, and benefits. Work may involve directing social workers, counselors, or probation officers.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$80,390
Employment, U.S.209,330
Median hourly wage$38.65
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$53,150$64,290$80,390$103,200$132,260
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama2,350$72,3100.83
Alaska830$98,3701.89
Arizona3,010$77,5500.69
Arkansas2,850$56,1001.62
California33,510$83,2101.37
Colorado2,800$97,4400.72
Connecticut4,350$75,5201.90
Delaware930$75,9501.43
District of Columbia640$106,7000.68
Florida8,600$76,0500.64
Georgia4,460$73,2900.68
Hawaii980$76,3701.16
Idaho820$79,1200.71
Illinois7,520$78,3800.92
Indiana2,950$73,9400.68
Iowa2,790$65,9401.33
Kansas1,570$79,2600.81
Kentucky2,280$76,9600.85
Louisiana2,680$82,0901.03
Maine1,620$76,1601.87
Maryland4,300$87,4501.16
Massachusetts8,800$81,3801.80
Michigan6,320$85,5001.07
Minnesota5,430$84,2201.37
Mississippi1,120$67,3300.72
Missouri3,060$71,9700.77
Montana820$73,6401.19
Nebraska1,320$73,7900.96
Nevada1,200$65,5700.58
New Hampshire1,180$82,2901.28
New Jersey5,530$95,2900.96
New Mexico1,150$81,2900.98
New York19,340$95,9801.48
North Carolina4,970$79,5900.75
North Dakota510$86,6300.88
Ohio$73,890
Oklahoma1,640$73,7200.72
Oregon3,390$87,0101.28
Pennsylvania10,220$75,2801.25
Rhode Island1,370$77,5702.04
South Carolina1,990$73,4100.64
South Dakota450$86,8700.74
Tennessee2,770$88,2400.63
Texas13,460$76,5200.71
Utah2,140$83,2000.92
Vermont1,200$80,7602.94
Virginia3,300$94,9700.60
Washington3,650$103,0000.76
West Virginia820$62,0600.86
Wisconsin3,580$82,1300.90
Wyoming350$66,3300.93

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
1Education Administrators, Postsecondary50.974
2Residential Advisors30.972
3Human Resources Managers40.971
4Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling40.970
5Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare40.969
6Medical and Health Services Managers40.969
7Management Analysts40.968
8Child, Family, and School Social Workers40.965
9Directors, Religious Activities and Education40.964
10Special Education Teachers, Secondary School40.963

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Social and Community Service 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
Human Resources ManagersManagement of Financial Resources4.000.971
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingManagement of Financial Resources3.000.970
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareManagement of Financial Resources3.380.969
Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolLearning Strategies1.000.963
Training and Development SpecialistsLearning Strategies1.250.959
Lodging ManagersManagement of Material Resources1.240.954
Coaches and ScoutsInstructing0.870.950
Special Education Teachers, Elementary SchoolLearning Strategies0.870.948
Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersManagement of Financial Resources3.120.947

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Social and Community Service Managers, excluding software Social and Community Service 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
Blackboard software9 of 207.3x
Mentimeter5 of 2017.8x
Common Curriculum5 of 2016.5x
Human resource management software HRMS7 of 207.3x
Oracle Taleo6 of 209.5x
Student information systems SIS software4 of 2023.1x
Oracle PeopleSoft8 of 204.7x
Google Drive7 of 205.0x
Google Meet6 of 206.3x
Microsoft SharePoint10 of 202.8x

Skills

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

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 4.00 4.62
Service OrientationTransferable skill 4.00 4.00
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 3.88 4.38
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.88 4.25
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.88 4.12
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.88 4.12
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.88 4.12
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.88 4.00
MonitoringEssential skill 3.88 4.00
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.88 4.00
Active LearningEssential skill 3.88 3.88
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 3.75 4.12
SpeakingEssential skill 3.75 4.12
WritingEssential skill 3.75 4.00
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.75 3.88
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.75 3.75
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.62 3.75
InstructingTransferable skill 3.50 3.88
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.25 3.75
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.25 3.75
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.62not rated
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.62 3.38
MathematicsEssential skill 2.62 3.12
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.38 2.38
ScienceEssential skill 2.25 2.00
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.12 2.25
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 2.00 1.62
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.00 1.62
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.88 1.12
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.75 0.88
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.50 0.75
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Customer and Personal Service 4.61 5.94
Administration and Management 4.37 4.60
English Language 4.29 4.52
Psychology 4.06 4.76
Education and Training 3.92 5.25
Personnel and Human Resources 3.73 4.36
Therapy and Counseling 3.70 4.48
Public Safety and Security 3.47 3.55
Administrative 3.46 4.49
Sociology and Anthropology 3.42 4.16
Mathematics 3.33 4.06
Computers and Electronics 3.29 3.62
Law and Government 3.16 2.92
Communications and Media 2.98 2.89
Economics and Accounting 2.80 3.04
Telecommunications 2.51 1.50
Philosophy and Theology 2.36 3.00
Sales and Marketing 2.31 2.95
Production and Processing 2.09 1.97
Transportation 1.98 1.65
Medicine and Dentistry 1.95 1.50
Geography 1.92 1.64
Foreign Language 1.87 1.33
Building and Construction 1.67 1.21
Fine Arts 1.60 0.79
Mechanical 1.57 1.27
Design 1.56 1.08
Chemistry 1.55 1.31
Engineering and Technology 1.51 1.14
Biology 1.45 0.90
History and Archeology 1.43 0.88
Physics 1.42 0.86
Food Production 1.26not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Expression 4.38 4.62
Oral Comprehension 4.12 4.62
Problem Sensitivity 4.00 4.00
Written Comprehension 4.00 4.00
Speech Clarity 3.88 4.25
Deductive Reasoning 3.88 4.12
Written Expression 3.88 4.12
Speech Recognition 3.88 4.00
Inductive Reasoning 3.75 3.88
Originality 3.75 3.75
Fluency of Ideas 3.62 3.75
Information Ordering 3.50 3.50
Near Vision 3.12 3.62
Category Flexibility 3.00 3.38
Flexibility of Closure 3.00 3.00
Mathematical Reasoning 2.88 3.38
Number Facility 2.88 3.38
Time Sharing 2.88 3.12
Selective Attention 2.88 3.00
Far Vision 2.88 2.88
Memorization 2.75 2.75
Perceptual Speed 2.75 2.75
Speed of Closure 2.62 2.88
Visualization 2.50 2.62
Visual Color Discrimination 2.38 2.12
Finger Dexterity 2.25 1.88
Auditory Attention 2.12 2.00
Hearing Sensitivity 2.00 2.00
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.00 1.25
Control Precision 2.00 1.25
Depth Perception 1.75 1.25
Trunk Strength 1.75 0.88
Manual Dexterity 1.50 0.62
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.50 0.62
Multilimb Coordination 1.38 0.75
Extent Flexibility 1.38 0.38
Stamina 1.38 0.38
Dynamic Strength 1.25not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.25not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.12not rated
Static Strength 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 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
Sound Localization 1.00not rated
Spatial Orientation 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 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.

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
Pittsfield, MA2102.74$75,660
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA2202.48$81,650
Burlington-South Burlington, VT4002.48$78,970
Springfield, MA6402.37$79,450
Johnstown, PA1502.34$60,280
Mankato, MN1702.30$86,630
Worcester, MA1,0402.21$77,500
Fairbanks-College, AK1102.20$86,850
New Haven, CT8302.20$76,240
Corvallis, OR1102.15$65,250

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