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What does a Facilities Coordinator do?

Runs the physical spaces: offices, leases, safety, security of buildings.

Steady demand Team: Facilities & Workplace Reports into: Chief Operating Officer

What they actually do

Office operations, leases, space planning.
Physical security and safety compliance.
Workplace experience.

Hiring demand

Steady demand. Regular postings, but fewer than the busiest roles. Expect a longer search or more specialization.

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Who they work with

HRITFinance

Typical tools

Facilities systemsVendors

Skills to get there

Project management
Vendor management

Title ladder

Common titles for this role at each level. Companies vary; see Role titles decoded.

Level	Typical titles
Entry	Junior / Associate Facilities Coordinator · Facilities Coordinator I
Mid	Facilities Coordinator · Facilities Coordinator II
Senior	Senior Facilities Coordinator · Lead Facilities Coordinator
Expert (IC track)	Staff / Principal Facilities Coordinator
Management track	Manager, Facilities & Workplace → Director of Facilities & Workplace → VP

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How to get here

Salary (US) as of 2026-11

Median$72K

Typical range$58K–$91K

Senior / manager$107K

Sources:

BLS has no coordinator-level facilities occupation; the manager figure is the next step up. Glassdoor base pay ($46K-$69K) is the better guide for coordinator cash salary.

Experience to get here

Entry level0-2 years

Typical title2-5 years

No degree required in most postings; high school plus facilities, maintenance, military or hospitality experience is common. A bachelor's is preferred for the manager track.

Typical prior roles

Office or administrative coordinatorMaintenance technicianFront desk / workplace experience associateMilitary facilities or logistics roleJanitorial/soft-services lead

Must have

Facilities maintenance or soft-services (janitorial, mail, moves) experience
Vendor scheduling and work-order tracking
MS Office (Excel, Outlook) and a CMMS or ticketing tool
Basic safety/compliance awareness (OSHA)
Customer-service mindset with employees

Milestones people hit first

Ran an office move or space reconfiguration end to end
Managed a vendor contract (cleaning, HVAC, security) through renewal
Closed work orders within SLA for a quarter and reported on it

Certifications

Facility Management Professional (FMP)IFMA

Nice to havein postings: rarely

Exam fee	not published
Training	4 self-paced modules: $550 each member / $680 standard; bundle $1,850 member / $2,150 standard (assessments included)
Renewal	lifetime registry listing; maintenance via IFMA CAMP (fee not shown)
Typical total	$1,850-2,150

Time: 13-15 hours per module; 4-12 months self-paced
Prerequisites: none

The standard knowledge credential for moving from coordinator to facilities manager; not required at coordinator level.

Certified Facility Manager (CFM)IFMA

Nice to havein postings: rarely

Exam fee	$910
Training	member exam $615; CFM Knowledge Workshop optional
Renewal	every 3 years via CEUs; $299 member / $379 nonmember
Typical total	$615-1,500

Time: 3-6 months study
Prerequisites: 5 years FM experience (any education) or 3 years plus FM degree; ethics assessment

The manager-level competency exam; a target for year 5+, not a coordinator requirement.

OSHA 10-Hour / 30-Hour Outreach cardOSHA-authorized trainers

Nice to havein postings: sometimes

Exam fee	not published
Training	set by trainer (not stated by OSHA)
Renewal	none (card does not expire; some employers ask for refresh every 5 yrs)
Typical total	pricing on request

Time: 10 or 30 hours
Prerequisites: none

Postings expect OSHA familiarity; OSHA notes the card is not a certification but employers use it as proof of safety training.

Training & learning

IFMA credentials and Essentials of FM overview IFMA · learning path · Essentials of FM priced separately (not shown); FMP $1,850-2,150 · variesMaps the FM ladder: Essentials -> FMP -> CFM -> SFP.
OSHA Outreach Training Program (10/30-hour) OSHA · course · varies by trainer · 10-30 hoursBaseline workplace safety training for anyone responsible for a site.
Introduction to Operations Management FREE Wharton / Coursera · course · free to enroll; certificate paid · ~16 hoursProcess and capacity thinking applies directly to space planning and service desks.
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate Google / Coursera · learning path · $49/mo after 7-day trial; most finish under $300 · ~180 hoursOccupancy, badge and work-order data are the analytics facilities teams are asked for.
SQL Tutorial (formerly Mode) FREE ThoughtSpot · course · free · 10-20 hoursFree way to start querying CMMS/space data instead of exporting to Excel.

Sources & notes

Neither current coordinator posting/JD mentioned FMP or CFM, so both are marked 'rarely' at this level; they are the recognized path to Facilities Manager (IFMA pages). OSHA appears in the ZipRecruiter JD as required knowledge, not a card. FMP renewal fee and Essentials of FM price are not published by IFMA. Median is Glassdoor total pay, which exceeds base.

Figures are US, from the sources listed, and change often; verify before deciding.

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