Occupations/11-9033.00
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Plan, direct, or coordinate student instruction, administration, and services, as well as other research and educational activities, at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
36%
More resilient
Human characteristics
67%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
30%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.
- Mostly routine
Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.
- Mostly human
Advise students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.
- 02Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.
- 03Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.
- 04Advise students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions.
- 05Plan, administer, and control budgets, maintain financial records, and produce financial reports.
- 06Formulate strategic plans for the institution.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.35
- Degree of automation1.88
- Time sitting3.81
- Originality (ability)3.88
- Conflict situations3.18
- Hands-on objects/tools1.73
- Outdoors / weather1.64
- Disease exposure1.85
- Decision freedom4.63
Top abilities
- Written Expression4.12
- Written Comprehension4.12
- Problem Sensitivity4.12
- Oral Expression4.12
- Speech Recognition4.00
- Speech Clarity4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.12
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing4.00
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics2.88
- Science1.50
- Critical Thinking4.12
- Active Learning3.88
- Learning Strategies3.75
- Monitoring4.00
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 91 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Research Administration 52.0214 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $127,602 2 yr $127,034 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $7,100 | 40% | 74% | 1 yr $115,658 2 yr — Doctoral · CIP 13.04 |
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $7,400 | 48% | 60% | 1 yr $103,078 2 yr — Master's · CIP 13.04 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $94,408 2 yr $99,959 Doctoral · CIP 13.04 |
Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN · Public | Research Administration 52.0214 | $9,900 | 77% | 58% | 1 yr $91,744 2 yr — Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI · Private nonprofit | Research Administration 52.0214 | $48,800 | 87% | 85% | 1 yr $89,170 2 yr $94,408 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $88,195 2 yr $86,550 Master's · CIP 13.04 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Clinical Research Coordinator 51.0719 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $83,177 2 yr $71,351 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $81,498 2 yr $84,653 Master's · CIP 13.04 |
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit | Research Administration 52.0214 | $43,600 | 76% | 64% | 1 yr $74,576 2 yr $72,602 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $73,231 2 yr $74,341 Master's · CIP 13.04 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $15,200 | 57% | 86% | 1 yr $69,657 2 yr $65,424 Master's · CIP 13.04 |