Alumni Relations Manager

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

An Alumni Relations Manager manages and maintains communication, interest, and financial support from graduates and alumni of a college or university. Creates and broadens alumni programs and plans events like alumni reunions or homecomings.

Job Outlook

There were 69 Alumni Relations Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 2537 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the College / University Administrator industry, which includes the Alumni Relations Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Alumni Relations Manager 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

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $106,414.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $105,114.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Alumni Relations Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $89,679.

Education and Experience

Posted Alumni Relations Manager 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	84.39%
Master's Degree	25.46%
Doctoral Degree	4.69%
Other	4.77%

Posted Alumni Relations Manager 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	24.44%
3 to 5 years	60.42%
6 to 8 years	10.55%
9+ years	4.59%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Alumni Relations Manager 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.

Communication (80.33%)
Leadership (50.69%)
Planning (47.18%)
Management (44.54%)
Writing (33.15%)
Coordinating (31.85%)
Detail Oriented (31.02%)
Interpersonal Communications (28.77%)
Microsoft Office (28.77%)
Strategic Planning (24.91%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Volunteer Management (27.08%)
Fundraising (56.81%)
Marketing (45.54%)
Project Management (24.05%)
Sales Prospecting (26.66%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Promotional Materials (1.93%)
Student Services (10.68%)
Raiser's Edge NXT (15.26%)
Student Recruitment (2.19%)
Newsletters (22.2%)
Program Development (8.33%)
Strategic Prioritization (4.75%)
Customer Relationship Management (16.61%)
Public Relations (13.54%)
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (3.2%)
Data Management (10.98%)
Content Creation (4.75%)
Event Planning (26.91%)
External Relations (4.33%)
Higher Education (10.18%)
Data Analysis (8.28%)
Event Management (17.24%)
Marketing Communications (5.34%)
Salesforce (7.86%)
Social Media (16.57%)
Philanthropy (19.34%)
Student Engagement (8.03%)

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.

Sales Prospecting (38.71%)
Newsletters (32.23%)
Marketing (66.12%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Alumni Relations Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Director of Alumni Engagement
Director of Alumni Relations
Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement
Alumni Relations Coordinator
Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
Associate Director of Alumni Relations
Director of Development and Alumni Relations
Director of Alumnae Relations

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.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Alumni Relations Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Deloitte (55)
University of California (55)
University of Chicago (34)
Emory Healthcare (27)
Boston University (26)
Harvard University (25)
University of Pennsylvania (24)
State University of New York (23)
The University of Texas System (22)
Columbia University (20)

North Carolina

Duke University (18)
University of North Carolina (14)
Elon University (7)
North Carolina State University (5)
Elizabeth City State University (4)
Western Carolina University (3)
Charlotte Latin School (2)
Davidson College (2)
Bennett College (2)
Center For Craft (1)

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!

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.

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