We surveyed 2,306 health services managers to better understand the work environment and required skills of a typical health services manager. Here are the results.
How much intelligence is required as a health services manager?
Low
High
Working as a health services manager typically doesn’t require the use of high levels of intelligence in daily tasks.
Can I learn to become a health services manager?
Intrinsic Talent
Acquired Talent
A career as a health services manager typically depends predominantly on qualities you can gain through experience, with a small aspect of skills you are born with.
Is it easy to get a job as a health services manager?
Easy
Hard
It’s typically difficult to find a job as a health services manager. If you’re curious about the numbers, check out the job market for health services managers.
Do health services managers work full-time or part-time?
92% of health services managers work in full-time roles while 8% work part-time.
Is being a health services manager stressful?
Low
High
Stress is not uncommon amongst health services managers, with daily work sometimes being quite demanding.
Is being organized important as a health services manager?
Low
High
Some level of organization is generally required to be a health services manager.
How competitive is the workplace for health services managers?
Low
High
Health services managers see mild competition in their workplace.
Does being a health services manager require frequent time pressure to complete tasks?
Low
High
Time pressure tends not to be a major contributor of stress for health services managers.
Are health services managers allowed to express themselves creatively?
Low
High
Health services managers rarely get a chance to express themselves creatively.
Do health services managers have control over the direction of their work?
Low
High
Health services managers have high flexibility in the direction of their work, allowing them a lot of freedom in how they accomplish their goals.
Is being a health services manager physically demanding?
Low
High
Work as a health services managers is not the most physically demanding of careers, falling in the bottom half of all careers.
Are health services managers exposed to a wide variety of work?
Low
High
While sometimes repetitive, health services managers tend to have opportunities for variety in their work.
Does being a health services manager require attention to detail?
Low
High
As in many careers, attention to detail is quite helpful for health services managers.
Does being a good health services manager require compassion and empathy?
Low
High
Being compassionate and empathetic is considered helpful to those looking to pursue careers as health services managers.