How to Become a Community Services Manager
Lead the programs and nonprofits that serve communities: plan services, manage staff, and prove impact. It typically requires a bachelor's degree, with a median salary of $80,390 per year and faster than average projected job growth.
Median pay
$80,390/yr
Middle half
$64,290 to $103,200
Job growth
Faster than average
Openings / yr
18,600
Majors that lead here
Key skills
- Program Management
- Grant Writing
- Staff Leadership
- Community Engagement
- Budgeting
Helpful certifications
- CNP (Certified Nonprofit Professional)
Is this career a fit?
Remote-friendly
71/100
Work-life balance
59/100
Stress level
64/100
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a Community Services Manager make?
The median pay for a Community Services Manager is $80,390 a year, and the middle half of workers earn between $64,290 and $103,200 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). That covers everyone in the job, not only people starting out, so newer workers sit toward the lower end.
What degree do you need to become a Community Services Manager?
The usual entry point is a bachelor's degree. Common majors are Social Work, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, Sociology, Human Development and Family Studies, Religious Studies and Theology, and Ethnic and Gender Studies.
Is Community Services Manager a growing field?
Projected job growth for this role from 2024 to 2034 is faster than average (BLS projections via O*NET), with roughly 18,600 U.S. openings a year.
What skills does a Community Services Manager use most?
Common skills for this role are Program Management, Grant Writing, Staff Leadership, Community Engagement, and Budgeting.
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Take the major quizWhere these pay figures come from
Career pay is the annual wage of everyone working in that occupation, not only recent graduates, so it includes people who have done the job for decades. The middle half is the 25th to the 75th percentile. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET OnLine (median and percentile annual wages May 2025; employment projections 2024-2034).
All figures are national. What you earn depends on where you work, who you work for, and how far you take the degree.
Job-growth figures: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET OnLine (median and percentile annual wages May 2025; employment projections 2024-2034).