Career
Facilities managers
Keep buildings safe, efficient and ready for the people inside.
$106,660
Median pay
+4.6%
Job growth, 2025–35
14,200
Openings a year
Bachelor's degree
Typical education
4 years
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- Monitor the facility to ensure that it remains safe, secure, and well-maintained.
- Oversee the maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment, and electrical and mechanical systems.
- Oversee construction and renovation projects to improve efficiency and to ensure that facilities meet environmental, health, and security standards, and comply with government regulations.
- Plan, administer, and control budgets for contracts, equipment, and supplies.
- Participate in architectural and engineering planning and design, including space and installation management.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on persuasion & leadership, then information & systems?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Monitor the facility to ensure that it remains safe, secure, and well-maintained.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
4 years of education after high school (bachelor's degree), for a median of $106,660 a year and 14,200 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Business AdministrationSee the degree →
- Business (General)See the degree →
- Health AdministrationSee the degree →
- Hospitality ManagementSee the degree →
- Engineering/Industrial ManagementCIP 15.1501
- Facilities Planning and ManagementCIP 19.0604
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- General and Operations Managers$105,770 · +5.0%
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,590 · +4.2%
- Construction Managers$114,990 · +9.1%
- First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$49,100 · +3.2%
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$107,230 · +6.1%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.