DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
11-9033 Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Occupational Description:
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.Percentiles | |||||||||
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Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN | 1,320 | 90 | $59.55/hr | $3.08/hr | $31.55/hr | $39.51/hr | $50.09/hr | $68.27/hr | $81.00/hr |
Minnesota | 2,380 | 98 | $54.73/hr | $2.52/hr | $28.27/hr | $35.65/hr | $46.99/hr | $63.47/hr | $92.50/hr |
U S | 144,880 | 1,594 | $54.55/hr | $0.38/hr | $26.84/hr | $34.21/hr | $46.30/hr | $65.55/hr | $94.19/hr |
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. |
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Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2022 - 2032 | |
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 14,780 | $30.75/hr | -4.5% |
Management Analysts | 12,260 | $40.38/hr | 9.9% |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 5,110 | $53.18/hr | 26.4% |
Chief Executives | 3,940 | $95.01/hr | 0.5% |
Instructional Coordinators | 2,690 | $37.34/hr | 5.4% |
Food Service Managers | 2,510 | $29.22/hr | 1.7% |
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School | 2,230 | $118,387/yr | 5.3% |
Tasks for Education Administrators, Postsecondary
- Establishes operational policies and procedures and develops academic objectives.
- Selects and counsels candidates for financial aid and coordinates issuing and collecting student aid payments.
- Advises student organizations, sponsors faculty activities, and arranges for caterers, entertainers, and decorators at scheduled events.
- Audits financial status of student organization and facility accounts and certifies income reports from event ticket sales.
- Assists faculty and staff to conduct orientation programs, teach classes, issue student transcripts, and prepare commencement lists.
- Plans and promotes athletic policies, sports events, ticket sales, and student participation in social, cultural, and recreational activities.
- Coordinates alumni functions and encourages alumni endorsement of recruiting and fund raising activities.
- Reviews student misconduct reports requiring disciplinary action and counsels students to ensure conformance to university policies.
- Recruits, employs, trains, and terminates department personnel.
- Negotiates with foundation and industry representatives to secure loans for university and identify costs and materials for building construction.
- Confers with other academic staff to explain admission requirements and transfer credit policies, and compares course equivalencies to university/college curriculum.
- Determines course schedules and correlates room assignments to ensure optimum use of buildings and equipment.
- Represents college/university as liaison officer with accrediting agencies and to exchange information between academic institutions and in community.
- Evaluates personnel and physical plant operations, student programs, and statistical and research data to implement procedures or modifications to administrative policies.
- Advises staff and students on problems relating to policies, program administration, and financial and personal matters, and recommends solutions.
- Estimates and allocates department funding based on financial success of previous courses and other pertinent factors.
- Consults with staff, students, alumni, and subject experts to determine needs/feasibility, and to formulate admission policies and educational programs.
- Completes and submits operating budget for approval, controls expenditures, and maintains financial reports and records.
- Meets with academic and administrative personnel to disseminate information, identify problems, monitor progress reports, and ensure adherence to goals/objectives.
- Directs work activities of personnel engaged in administration of academic institutions, departments, and alumni organizations.