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Healthcare institution manager

Also called general manager, healthcare director, health service manager

Healthcare institution managers supervise the operations of healthcare institutions, such as hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, home care services and elderly care institutions to ensure the organisation meets requirements, the patients and residents are cared for, the organisation is maintained and the necessary equipment present. They also supervise the staff and ensure record maintenance.

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 help with only small parts of the tasks.Health service managers · ILO

What you'd do

Health service managers · ILO
  • Providing overall direction and management for the 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 medical, nursing, technical and administrative staff
  • Monitoring the use of diagnostic services, inpatient beds, facilities and staff to ensure effective use of resources, and assess the need for additional staff, equipment, and services
  • Controlling administrative operations such as budget planning, report preparation and expenditure on supplies, equipment and services
  • Liaising with other health and welfare service 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
Manage budgetsAnalyse goal progressManage health and safety standardsManage operations in healthcare institutionsContribute to public health campaigns+ 8 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
6 of 27 countries report a shortage of health service managers, 1 a surplus.
Health 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%
Fields that teach it
Management and administration · Finance, banking and insurance
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 help with only small parts of the tasks.

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

Average task score 0.36 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 services0.48
Liaising with other health and welfare service providers, boards and funding bodies to coordinate the provision of services0.41
Establishing objectives and evaluative or operational criteria for units they manage0.39
Providing overall direction and management for the service, facility, organization or centre0.35
Advising government bodies about measures to improve health and welfare services and facilities0.35
Developing, implementing and monitoring procedures, policies and performance standards for medical, nursing, technical and administrative staff0.35
Directing, supervising and evaluating the work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel0.34
Monitoring the use of diagnostic services, inpatient beds, facilities and staff to ensure effective use of resources, and assess the need for additional staff, equipment, and services0.34
Directing or conducting recruitment, hiring and training of personnel0.32
Representing the organization in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums0.29

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 health service managers. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).