Editing City manager (section)

==Profile==
In the early years of the profession, most managers came from the ranks of the engineering professions.<ref name=stillman>Stillman, Richard J. (1974). ''The Rise of the City Manager: A Public Professional in Local Government.'' Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press.</ref> Today, the typical and preferred background and education for the beginning municipal manager is a master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] (MPA), and at least several years' experience as a department head in local government, or as an assistant city manager. As of 2005, more than 60% of those in the profession had a MPA, MBA, or other related higher-level degree.<ref name="ICMA#1">[http://icma.org/main/bc.asp?ssid1=2868&ssid3=2868&from=search&hsid=9&bcid=812 ICMA statistics]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The average tenure of a manager is now 7–8 years, and has risen gradually over the years. Tenures tend to be less in smaller communities and higher in larger ones, and they tend to vary as well, depending on the region of the country.<ref name="ICMA#1"/><ref>Ammons, David M and Matthew J. Bosse. (2005). "Tenure of City Managers: Examining the Dual Meanings of 'Average Tenure'." ''State & Local Government Review'', Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 61-71. at: [https://www.jstor.org/stable/4355387]</ref>

Educational Level of Local Government Managers (MYB = Municipal Yearbook; SOP = State of the Profession survey):<ref name="Nelson 49–61"/>
{| class="topbotR wikitable"
! 
!1935
!1964
!1974
!1984
!1995
!2000
!2006
!2012
|-
!High school or less
|42%
|14%
|6%
|2%
|4%
|2%
|4%
|1%
|-
!Some college, no degree
|21%
|22%
|18%
|10%
|—
|9%
|11%
|6%
|-
!Bachelor's degree
|35%
|41%
|38%
|30%
|24%
|26%
|27%
|23%
|-
!MPA degree
|—
|18%
|—
|—
|44%
|—
|37%
|43%
|-
!Other graduate degree
|2%
|5%
|38%
|58%
|28%
|63%
|21%
|27%
|-
!Source
|1940 MYB
|1965 MYB
| colspan="2" |1990 MYB
|1996 MYB
|2001 MYB
|2006 SOP survey
|2012 SOP Survey
|-
!Sample size
|''n'' = 449
|''n'' = 1,582
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |''n'' not reported
|''n'' =2 65
|''n'' = 3,175
|''n'' = 2,752
|''n'' = 1,816
|}