Residential Services Administrator
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Residential Services Administrator provides administrative support for the residential services office at a college or university. The office comprehensively programs the experience of living on and off campus in a residence hall.
Job Outlook
There were 198 Residential Services Administrator job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 5066 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Higher Education Administrator industry, which includes the Residential Services Administrator career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:
Salary
Many new Residential Services Administrator jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
State
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Residential Services Administrator postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $69,507.
Education and Experience
Posted Residential Services Administrator jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 58.9% |
| Master's Degree | 59.44% |
| Doctoral Degree | 3.59% |
| Other | 5.31% |
Posted Residential Services Administrator jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 45.72% |
| 3 to 5 years | 46.13% |
| 6 to 8 years | 6.33% |
| 9+ years | 1.82% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Residential Services Administrator positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Leadership (56.73%)
- Management (52.19%)
- Operations (50.87%)
- Communication (46.55%)
- Planning (25.68%)
- Coordinating (25.4%)
- Supervision (22.88%)
- Training And Development (19.46%)
- Customer Service (16.68%)
- Administrative Functions (16.48%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Student Services (41.07%)
- Student Development (24.8%)
- Crisis Management (26.14%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Emergency Response (10.33%)
- Billing (11.77%)
- Higher Education Administration (11.41%)
- Program Development (8.58%)
- Adjudication (10.75%)
- Mental Health (14.09%)
- Case Management (6.99%)
- Social Work (15.51%)
- Crisis Intervention (13.09%)
- Developmental Disabilities (8.36%)
- Housekeeping (8.18%)
- Conflict Resolution (11.66%)
- Community Development (19.6%)
- Facility Management (12.67%)
- Performance Appraisal (9.56%)
- Psychology (12.39%)
- Human Services (14.64%)
- Marketing (9.2%)
- Higher Education (9.69%)
- Mediation (8.8%)
- Student Engagement (13.01%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Student Development Theory (6.55%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Crisis Management (100%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Residential Services Administrator skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Residence Hall Director
- Director of Residential Services
- Resident Director
- Residence Life Coordinator
- Director of Residence Life
- Residence Director
- Assistant Director of Residence Life
- Residential Director
- Residential Program Director
- Program Director
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Director of Student Affairs
- Dean of Students
- Student Support Administrator
- Higher Education Program Coordinator
- Campus Director
- Student Affairs Administrator
- Career Counselor
- Program Coordinator
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Residential Services Administrator jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- N A Retail Ltd (48)
- Brookdale Senior Living (41)
- State University of New York (32)
- Dungarvin (24)
- Georgetown University (19)
- Redwood Family Care Network (19)
- Vinfen (18)
- Keystone Human Services (17)
- Racker (16)
- University of South Carolina (16)
North Carolina
- Life&Company (14)
- Appalachian State University (12)
- Wake Forest University (11)
- North Carolina A & T State University (9)
- University of North Carolina (7)
- East Carolina University (6)
- Elizabeth City State University (5)
- Catawba College (5)
- Western Carolina University (5)
- Lenoir-Rhyne University (4)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Educational Leadership Doctoral Degrees
- Teaching and Learning Statistics and Data Science Graduate Certificates
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