Assistant City Manager
Impact: Societal
Assists the City Manager in overseeing municipal operations, implementing policies, and managing various city departments to ensure efficient public service delivery and community development.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Moderate
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- Limited Remote
- Typical work hours
- 50
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $95,000
- Entry-level
- $70,000
- Senior
- $130,000
- Growth by 2033
- 5%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Excellent
- Typical student debt
- $60,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Public Administration
- Budget Management
- Policy Development
- Project Management
- Data Analysis
Soft skills
- Leadership
- Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Strategic Thinking
- Diplomacy
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Master's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 7
- Years to senior
- 15
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- City Manager, Department Head, Consultant
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3/10
- Prestige
- 7.5/10
- Social perception
- High