Role hub · Facilities Managers

Facilities Manager: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

Maid DizdarevicCareer coach · 8x LinkedIn Top Voice

Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0

Pay ladder · select a percentile

Median percentile pay

Half of facilities managers earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual: $106,660
Hourly: $51.28
Source: BLS May 2025

Quick answer

Facilities Managers plan, direct, or coordinate operations and functionalities of facilities and buildings. The median pay is $106,660 a year ($51.28 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is an associate's degree (57% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay: $106,660; BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.: 156,180; BLS May 2025
Preparation: Job Zone 3 of 5; medium preparation
Most common education: Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree; 57% of workers

Key facts

Facilities Managers at a glance

Facilities managers in the United States earned a median annual wage of $106,660 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
In its 2025–35 employment projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's degree as the typical entry-level education for facilities managers in the United States.
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
BLS projects employment of facilities managers in the United States to grow 4.6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,200 openings a year on average, including replacement openings.
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
BLS estimates that 7.5% of facilities managers in the United States had the ability to telework in 2025, a preliminary estimate of whether the job allows it, not a count of remote jobs.
Source: BLS Occupational Requirements Survey, 2025 preliminary

Explore the role

Every page for Facilities Managers

SalaryFacilities Manager salary

Pay by percentile, state and metro, with a negotiation script.

Open →How to becomeFacilities Manager how to become

Education, training and the skills to build first.

Open →ResumeFacilities Manager resume

Keywords, bullet formulas and the skills to prove.

Open →Interview questionsFacilities Manager interview questions

Questions with what they test, plus practice mode.

Open →Free toolCheck your resume

Parsed text, evidence per bullet, fixes first.

Open →

The work

What facilities managers do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

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.
Set goals and deadlines for the department.
Conduct classes to teach procedures to staff.
Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

Job requirements

What the job requires

Data BLS figures for facilities managers (SOC 11-3013), 2025 preliminary BLS Occupational Requirements Survey.

Telework available: 7.5%; of workers had the ability to telework
Workday sitting: 54.0%; mean share of the day required to sit
Most common strength level: Light; 67.1% of workers
Can pause work: more than 95%; of workers could take short, unscheduled breaks
Self-paced workload: 87.1%; of workers set their own workload
Employer-changed schedules: 22.7%; of workers had schedules changed by the employer week to week

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Requirements Survey. Estimates are preliminary; ranges are shown as published.

Where this career works

Industries that employ it

Data Share of all facilities manager jobs in each industry, 2025 (BLS Employment Matrix).

Educational services; state, local, and private14.1% of all jobs in this occupation · +1.5% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $108,730
Government, excluding state and local education and hospitals10.0% of all jobs in this occupation · +2.8% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $114,460
Administrative and support services6.1% of all jobs in this occupation · +5.1% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $102,690
Management of companies and enterprises5.0% of all jobs in this occupation · +4.6% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $135,100
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations5.0% of all jobs in this occupation · +2.8% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $87,980
Professional, scientific, and technical services4.9% of all jobs in this occupation · +12.2% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $139,730

Sources: BLS 2025–35 National Employment Matrix (share of the occupation's jobs, projected change) and BLS OEWS May 2025 industry estimates (mean wage). Different industry estimates are not a pay forecast for any person.

Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

SpeakingcoreReading ComprehensioncoreActive ListeningcoreCritical ThinkingMonitoringSocial PerceptivenessCoordinationJudgment and Decision MakingManagement of Personnel Resources

Knowledge areas: Customer and Personal Service, Administration and Management, English Language, Public Safety and Security, Personnel and Human Resources, Mechanical.

Tools and technology

Software facilities managers use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

Autodesk AutoCADComputer aided design CAD softwareHot technology
Autodesk RevitComputer aided design CAD softwareHot technology
Microsoft VisioProcess mapping and design softwareHot technology
Teradata DatabaseData base management system softwareHot technology
ADP Enterprise HRHuman resources software
ADP Workforce NowHuman resources software
Adobe PageMakerDesktop publishing software
Delphi TechnologyFinancial analysis software
Google DriveCloud-based data access and sharing software
Human resource management software HRMSHuman resources software
IBM Power Systems softwareEnterprise system management software
Microsoft PublisherDesktop publishing software

Also called: Facility Manager, Building Maintenance Superintendent, Building Services Supervisor, Facilities Coordinator, Facilities Director, Facilities Engineer, Facilities Maintenance Manager.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the cosine similarity of the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level and subtract the average across all occupations, then compare the direction of the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 means unrelated or opposite (negative values are shown as 0). Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you

How a specific employer defines the job.
Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
Your own chances: data describes the occupation, not you.

Sources

O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

How TryHired builds this data: sources, methods and downloads. Spotted an error? Report a correction.