Work Environment
Social and community service managers held about 174,200 jobs in 2020. The largest employers of social and community service managers were as follows:
- Individual and family services - 29%
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations - 12%
- Nursing and residential care facilities - 11%
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals - 10%
- Community and vocational rehabilitation services - 9%
Social and community service managers work for nonprofit organizations, for-profit social service companies, and government agencies. They also work in a variety of settings, including offices, clinics, hospitals, and shelters.
Work Schedules
Most social and community service managers work full time. Some work more than 40 hours per week.
Job Outlook
Employment of social and community service managers is projected to grow 15 percent from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations.
About 18,300 openings for social and community service managers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
Employment
Much of the job growth in this occupation is the result of an aging population. An increase in the number of older adults will result in a need for more social services, such as adult daycare, creating demand for social and community service managers. Employment of social and community service managers is expected to increase the most in industries serving older adults.
In addition, employment growth is projected as people continue to seek treatment for their addictions and as people with substance abuse disorders are increasingly sent to treatment programs rather than to jail. As a result, managers who direct treatment programs will be needed.
Earnings
The median annual wage for social and community service managers was $74,000 in May 2021. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $46,550, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $118,650.
In May 2021, the median annual wages for social and community service managers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals - $93,420
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations - $70,960
- Individual and family services - $63,260
- Nursing and residential care facilities - $60,590
- Community and vocational rehabilitation services - $60,590
Most social and community service managers work full time. Some work more than 40 hours per week.
