Medical and Health Services Managers Career, Salary and Skills
Medical and Health Services Managers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $123,860 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 597,080. Wage data is published for 446 locations.
Occupation description
Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
O*NET code
11-9111.00
Job zone
4
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$123,860
Hourly median
$59.55
Employment
597,080
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
$73,390
10th
$94,700
25th
$123,860
Median
$166,100
75th
$224,340
90th
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Speaking | 4.12 | 4.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Writing | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.00 | 3.50 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Monitoring | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Time Management | 4.00 | 4.00 |
Typical tasks
- Develop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data, such as personnel activities and information, and to produce reports.
- Plan, implement, and administer programs and services in a health care or medical facility, including personnel administration, training, and coordination of medical, nursing and physical plant staff.
- Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services, and coordinating financial reporting.
- Maintain awareness of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, government regulations, health insurance changes, and financing options.
- Establish work schedules and assignments for staff, according to workload, space, and equipment availability.
- Monitor the use of diagnostic services, inpatient beds, facilities, and staff to ensure effective use of resources and assess the need for additional staff, equipment, and services.
- Direct or conduct recruitment, hiring, and training of personnel.
- Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel.
Technology
- IBM Notes
- 3DGrid HIPAA Checkup
- AcuStaf
- Adobe Acrobat
- Allscripts healthcare automation software
- Alteer Office
- American Medical Association CodeManager
- Apache Hadoop
- Apache Maven
- Apache Pig
- API Healthcare ActiveStaffer
- ArticSoft FileAssurity
- Autodesk Revit
- Bed Management Suite
Medical and Health Services Managers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Medical and Health Services Managers Salary in CAMedian $141,480 · Employment 75,090
- Medical and Health Services Managers Salary in TXMedian $114,150 · Employment 58,420
- Medical and Health Services Managers Salary in FLMedian $120,360 · Employment 42,700
- Medical and Health Services Managers Salary in New York, NYMedian $167,580 · Employment 35,260
- Medical and Health Services Managers Salary in NYMedian $164,120 · Employment 33,200
- Medical and Health Services Managers Salary in PAMedian $103,670 · Employment 30,480
- Medical and Health Services Managers Salary in OHMedian $106,140 · Employment 24,390
- Medical and Health Services Managers Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $134,230 · Employment 23,740
- Medical and Health Services Managers Salary in ILMedian $117,850 · Employment 22,460
- Medical and Health Services Managers Salary in MAMedian $134,360 · Employment 17,600
- Medical and Health Services Managers Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $121,640 · Employment 17,140
- Medical and Health Services Managers Salary in MDMedian $131,810 · Employment 17,030
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.