Manager of Administrative Services
Job description
These individuals organize, direct, and evaluate an organization’s services. They enforce internal policies and ensure compliance with regulations. They manage security services and admissions not classified elsewhere. This group also includes managers responsible for departments involved in two or more of the following activities:
- Finance
- Human resources
- Purchases
- Administrative services
- Computer systems
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Direct and advise staff who perform administrative tasks.
- Ensure compliance with the regulations adopted by the organization.
- Administer the budget for contracts, equipment, and supplies.
- Write reports and briefing papers.
- Interview, hire, and train staff.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $25.00
- Median
- $45.79
- Maximum
- $85.16
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
13,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 55.1% Female
- 44.9% Male
Not available.
- 55.1% Female
- 44.9% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$87,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 9187% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 562% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 451% of jobs
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NAICS 231% of jobs
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NAICS 5416, 54171% of jobs
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Others8% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 9187% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 562% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 451% of jobs
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NAICS 231% of jobs
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NAICS 5416, 54171% of jobs
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Others8% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
University
Law
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 62.5%
32% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 87.8%
9.4% of graduates pursue further studies
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
Sometimes required
- A graduate degree in a field related to administrative services may be required.
- Several years of experience in the management of administrative services may be required.
- Professional designations may be required in some occupations.
- A certificate in health information management may be required.
- Accreditation from the Association québécoise des archivistes médicales may be required.
- A Class 4A driver’s licence may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Reading comprehension
- Active listening
- Time management
- Oral expression
- Coordination
- Written expression
- Critical thought
- Information processing
- Negotiation
- Result evaluation
- Human resource management
- Judgment and decision-making
- Service oriented
- Social perception
- Solving complex problems
- System analysis
- Active learning
- Teaching
- Persuasion
- Learning strategies
Abilities
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Written expression
- Speech clarity
- Deductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Near vision
- Inductive reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Selective attention
- Classification
- Idea generation
- Information organization
- Time sharing
- Originality
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Leadership
- Knowledge of administration and management
- Knowledge of personnel and human resource management
- Autonomy
- Capacity to influence and mobilize
- Versatility
- Tolerance to stress
- Intermediate knowledge of the English language
- Vitality
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work with numbers
- Work in an office
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 10019
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Job titles
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- Office manager - non-profit organization
- Administrative manager
- Managing director
- Records administrator
- Health records administrator
- Expropriation officer
- Operations chief
- Administrative services chief
- Financial and administrative services chief
- Legal department chief
- Regional administrative manager
- Division administrative manager
- Support services administrative manager
- Business manager - non-profit organization
- Organization rules analysis manager
- Operations director - administrative services
- Patient-registration manager
- Director of sustainability - real estate development
- Director of product sustainability
- Planning and organizational development manager
- Security manager
- Branch manager - administration
- Hospital admissions director
- Buildings, vehicles and supplies manager
- Administrative records manager
- Medical records manager
- Account records manager
- Administration and property management services director
- Security department manager
- Support services manager
- Administrative support services manager
- Court services manager
- Legal department director
- Inventory control manager
- Material control manager
- Surveillance department manager - casino
- Admissions director - health care
- Records management services manager
- Administrative records department manager
- Medical records department manager
- Records manager
- Inventory manager
- Assistant court registrar
- Court registrar
- Family court registrar
- Surrogate court registrar
- Court of appeal registrar
- County court registrar
- District court registrar
- Small claims court registrar
- Supreme court registrar
- Deputy land registrar
- Chartered secretary - management
- Assistant deputy court registrar
Skill type
Business, finance and administration
Last update: January 29, 2026
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