Business services and administration managers

Business services and administration managers not elsewhere classified: how to get into this work

Also called: Administrative services manager, Cleaning services manager, Corporate services manager, Facilities manager

This unit group covers business services and administration managers not classified elsewhere in Minor Group 121: Business Services and Administration Managers. For instance, the group includes occupations such as facilities manager, cleaning services manager and administrative services manager employed either as the manager of a department of a large enterprise and organization, or of an enterprise that provides such services to other enterprises and organizations.

Main tasks

Providing administrative, strategic planning and operational support, research and advice to senior management on matters such as the management of building facilities and administrative services
Developing and managing the organization’s administrative and physical resources
Developing and implementing administrative and procedural statements and guidelines for use by staff in the organization
Analysing complex resource management issues and initiatives that affect the organization, and preparing associated reports, correspondence and submissions
Providing information and support for the preparation of financial reports and budgets
Leading, managing and developing administrative staff to ensure smooth business operations and the provision of accurate and timely information
Representing the enterprise or organization in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums
Establishing and managing budgets, controlling expenditure and ensuring the efficient use of resources
Planning and directing daily operations
Overseeing the selection, training and performance of staff

Ways in

University: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 33 universities in Hong Kong

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: HK$50,000 a month
About 1,542,900 people in 2025, and about 1,639,100 projected by 2028. (+6.2%)
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

Business services and administration managers not elsewhere classified: how do I get into this work?

Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees.

Business services and administration managers not elsewhere classified: do you need a degree for this work?

Usually. 66% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Business services and administration managers not elsewhere classified: will AI change this work?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026