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Job outlook for client managers in the United States
Client manager job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected client manager job growth rate is 5% from 2018-2028.
About 23,800 new jobs for client managers are projected over the next decade.
Client manager salaries have increased 12% for client managers in the last 5 years.
There are over 25,145 client managers currently employed in the United States.
There are 118,707 active client manager job openings in the US.
The average client manager salary is $88,768.
Are client manager jobs in demand?
Client manager job and salary trends over time
Client manager jobs over time
Client manager job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25,145 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | 21,830 | 0.01% |
| 2019 | 22,629 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 21,806 | 0.01% |
| 2017 | 21,131 | 0.01% |
Average client manager salary over time
Client manager salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $88,768 | $42.68 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | $84,977 | $40.85 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | $83,353 | $40.07 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | $81,233 | $39.05 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | $79,153 | $38.05 | +3.6% |
Client manager jobs by state
Most common states for client managers
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 407 | 59% |
| 2 | Delaware | 961,939 | 213 | 22% |
| 3 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 884 | 21% |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 1,321 | 19% |
| 5 | Vermont | 623,657 | 121 | 19% |
| 6 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 572 | 18% |
| 7 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 1,271 | 17% |
| 8 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 971 | 17% |
| 9 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 126 | 17% |
| 10 | California | 39,536,653 | 6,388 | 16% |
| 11 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 2,109 | 16% |
| 12 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 1,332 | 16% |
| 13 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 897 | 16% |
| 14 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 582 | 16% |
| 15 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 1,058 | 15% |
| 16 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 203 | 15% |
| 17 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 155 | 15% |
| 18 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 845 | 14% |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 5,795,483 | 789 | 14% |
| 20 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 79 | 14% |
Most common cities for client managers
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartford | 10 | 8% | $106,684 |
| 2 | Atlanta | 11 | 2% | $93,786 |
| 3 | Sacramento | 9 | 2% | $124,283 |
| 4 | Des Moines | 5 | 2% | $78,502 |
| 5 | Baton Rouge | 4 | 2% | $78,761 |
| 6 | Irvine | 4 | 2% | $110,109 |
| 7 | Little Rock | 4 | 2% | $71,740 |
| 8 | Washington | 8 | 1% | $111,001 |
| 9 | Boston | 7 | 1% | $106,875 |
| 10 | Denver | 5 | 1% | $72,579 |
| 11 | Minneapolis | 5 | 1% | $82,870 |
| 12 | Saint Paul | 4 | 1% | $82,956 |
| 13 | Chicago | 11 | 0% | $85,300 |
| 14 | Los Angeles | 8 | 0% | $111,744 |
| 15 | New York | 6 | 0% | $112,119 |
| 16 | Phoenix | 5 | 0% | $90,919 |
| 17 | Dallas | 4 | 0% | $86,206 |
| 18 | Indianapolis | 4 | 0% | $92,195 |
| 19 | San Diego | 4 | 0% | $108,298 |
Client Manager job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of client manager experts
University of Maryland
The University of West Florida
Christopher Newport University
Roland Rust Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor, David Bruce Smith Chair in Marketing, Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Service, Ph.D., Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MarketingUniversity of Maryland
Robert H. Smith School of Business
What skills stand out on Client Manager resumes?
Roland Rust Ph.D.: One might think that a stellar sales record would be most important, but that would be most relevant only if the individual has prior sales manager experience. If promoting a salesperson to sales manager, the thing that may be missing is administrative and managerial skills. In addition, we are in a technological revolution, driven by AI, which means that prior knowledge and experience with AI-related analysis would also definitely stand out (although probably hard to find).
Eric Bostwick Ph.D.
Professor of AccountingThe University of West Florida
Department of Accounting and Finance
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Client Managers?
Eric Bostwick Ph.D.: In a word, yes. The adjustments that both individuals and businesses have made during this time have shifted our expectations for life and work. For a generation of students who were already tech-natives, the shift to more technology-enabled interactions has reinforced the "click-to-do" mentality. And for non-tech-natives, the roll-out of intuitive, easy-to-use apps has overcome much of their resistance to these types of interactions. These shifts have affected everything from business meetings to family reunions and from buying lunch to meeting with your doctor. However, graduates will need to grow beyond being technology consumers. They must be able to effectively use technology to deliver a company's value proposition, especially in service-oriented fields such as accounting, finance, law, medicine, and consulting.
Todd Lee Goen
Instructor & Internship DirectorChristopher Newport University
Department of Communication
What technical skills for a Client Manager stand out to employers?
Todd Lee Goen: Technical skills are often industry and/or position specific. Applicants should highlight any technical skills related to the position advertisement and those that add value to the position/organization. Most importantly, requirements for technical skills change with time and technological advances. This means employers value workers capable of adapting to change and continually improving and acquiring new technical skills. Thus, it's usually more important to demonstrate you are capable of learning and developing technical skills than it is to have a specific skill set upon hire (although this is not true for some positions/industries).
That said, technical skills related to online presentations, virtual meetings, virtual networking, remote working and the like are hot commodities right now. While most organizations were in the process of adopting many of these technologies and ways of doing business pre-pandemic, the pandemic accelerated the process. Organizations are making it work, but they often don't know best practices or the most efficient means of working in the largely virtual, pandemic environment. Post-pandemic, many of the remote/virtual changes the pandemic brought will stay in some form. Technical skills that support this type of workplace will make applicants stand out to many employers because they need/want to do virtual/remote business better.