Hiring Medical and Health Services Managers

What do medical and health services managers do?

• Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel.
• 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.

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What does it take to become one?

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

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Employers commonly list experience with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Apache Hadoop, Apache Maven for this role.

What do medical and health services managers get paid?

BLS OEWS, May 2025 publishes a wage for medical and health services managers in 92 of the metro areas we publish data for. The median ranges from $95,460 to $171,210 a year depending on the metro, with a midpoint of $122,700. This is what employers pay, place of work, not a single national figure and not what any one person takes home.

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What does hiring one cost?

The same as any role: tier, not location or salary, sets the fee. Across all six tiers the published range is $6,240 to $54,340 per search. For scale, the highest median any metro we publish data for pays medical and health services managers is $171,210 a year, place of work (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A contingency firm hiring at that level would bill roughly $34,242 to $51,363 on the first year salary alone, 20 to 30%.

Frequently asked

How fast can a medical and health services manager search fill?

Typically 23 to 35 days, and typically 2 to 3x faster than a contingency search, per our recruiting partner's published figures. Both are typical rather than guaranteed.

What if the hire does not work out?

A 45-day replacement guarantee, at 50% off a repeat search for the same role.