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Elderly home manager

Also called nursing home manager, elderly home supervisor, elderly care home manager

Elderly home managers oversee, plan, organise and evaluate the provision of elderly care services for people who are in need of these services due to the effects of ageing. They manage the elderly care home and supervise the activities of the staff.

Will there be jobs?Yes, good prospects57 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Production and specialized services managersWhat does it pay?Well above averageFrom about €3,000 (Bulgaria) to €11,300 (Italy) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Production and specialized services managersWhat do I need to study?Usually a degree6 in 10 have a degree.Production and specialized services managersWill AI change it?LittleLevel 2 of 6. AI could take on part of some tasks, but none fully.Aged care service managers · ILO

What you'd do

Aged care service managers · ILO
  • Providing overall direction and management for a service, facility, organization or centre
  • Directing, supervising and evaluating the work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel
  • Establishing objectives and evaluative or operational criteria for units they manage
  • Directing or conducting recruitment, hiring and training of personnel
  • Developing, implementing and monitoring procedures, policies and performance standards for nursing, personal care, technical and administrative staff
  • Coordinating and administering welfare programmes and care services for the elderly
  • Controlling administrative operations such as budget planning, report preparation, and expenditure on supplies, equipment and services
  • Liaising with other health and welfare providers, boards and funding bodies to coordinate the provision of services
  • Advising government bodies about measures to improve health and welfare services and facilities
  • Representing the organization in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums
Represent the organisationProvide safeguarding to individualsUse person-centred planningEvaluate staff performance in social workManage budgets for social services programs+ 49 more essential skills
What the work is like
  • Indoors
  • Sitting most of the day
  • Constant contact with people, including the public
  • Some freedom to decide
  • Often more than 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines most weeks
  • Some repetitive tasks
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the US job "Medical and Health Services Managers"

Will there be jobs?

Yes, good prospects

Many jobs will need filling by 2035.

People working as production and specialized services managers in the EU
3.46m3.53m4.8m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
1,045,000 new jobs 1,100,000 replacing leavers
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Production and specialized services managers57
All jobs29
Right now
4 of 27 countries report a shortage of aged care service managers, 2 a surplus.
Aged care service managers · EURES

What does it pay?

Well above average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €3,000 a month (Bulgaria) to €11,300 (Italy), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among managers in the EU, women earn 27% less per hour than men. Managers · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Usually a degree

A degree in management and administration is the usual route.

Highest qualification of production and specialized services managers (EU, 2025)
Degree 63%Vocational 22%General secondary 8%Basic schooling 7%
Field that teaches it
Management and administration
Vocational route, EU
3 in 10 trainees in this field
Business and law graduates in a matching job
66% in the EU

1,314 institutions in the EU offer business and law bachelor's degrees. Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

Little

AI could take on part of some tasks, but none fully.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.34 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 10 tasks
Controlling administrative operations such as budget planning, report preparation, and expenditure on supplies, equipment and services0.54
Advising government bodies about measures to improve health and welfare services and facilities0.39
Establishing objectives and evaluative or operational criteria for units they manage0.36
Liaising with other health and welfare providers, boards and funding bodies to coordinate the provision of services0.36
Representing the organization in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums0.35
Providing overall direction and management for a service, facility, organization or centre0.35
Developing, implementing and monitoring procedures, policies and performance standards for nursing, personal care, technical and administrative staff0.32
Directing or conducting recruitment, hiring and training of personnel0.31
Directing, supervising and evaluating the work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel0.30
Coordinating and administering welfare programmes and care services for the elderly0.15

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for aged care service managers. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).