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Admissions Officer Career Market Report 2026

281 active jobs. 129 companies. Median salary $48K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

281
Active Job Openings
129
Companies Hiring
$48K
Median Salary (US)
65%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Admissions Officer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 65% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $48K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $40K to $87K.

Data Analysis is the most-demanded skill at 8%

Social Services demand rose +5.5pp — fastest-growing skill

Aviationinstituteofmaintenance leads hiring with 8 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Director (+$44K, +109%)

Salary increase: +$44K · Sample: Junior → Director

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 7% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior15$37K$41K$42K
Director6$72K$85K$99K
Entry-Level3$38K$40K$71K

What jumps out

Junior → Director: +$44K (109%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States30$48KUSD
Canada3$90KUSD
United Kingdom3$71KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.1%
Remote6.4%
Hybrid2.1%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Data Analysis
8%
AI/LLM
7%
Community Outreach
6%
Social Services
6%
Project Management
5%
R
3%

Skills on the Rise

Social Services ↑+5.5ppR ↑+3.3pp

Declining in Demand

Scheduling ↓-10.9ppData Entry ↓-10.2ppSalesforce ↓-4.4ppSustainability ↓-4.4ppActing ↓-3.6pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Aviationinstituteofmaintenance82.8%
Galileo72.5%
Pacs62.1%
Strayer51.8%
Ntu51.8%
Sanford51.8%
Utaustin51.8%
prepnetwork51.8%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States109
Remote10
Singapore6
France5
Canada4
United Kingdom3
Hong Kong3
Lebanon3

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree54.1%99
Master's Degree14.2%26
Bachelor's Degree13.1%24
MBA2.7%5
PhD / Doctorate0.5%1

Certifications

MBA (17%)RN License (3%)

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