Practice Manager
OFO Code: 134906
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 134906
- Occupation
- Practice Manager
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- MANAGERS
- Unit group
- 1349 · Professional Services Managers not Elsewhere Classified
Official description
This unit group covers managers who plan, direct coordinate and evaluate the provision of specialised professional and technical services and are not classified in sub-major group 12, business services and administration managers, or elsewhere in sub-major group 13, professional services managers. For instance, managers responsible for the provision of policing, corrective, library, legal and fire services are classified here.
More official OFO detail
Specialisations: Architectural Practice Manager, Accounting Practice Manager, Real Estate Manager, Veterinary Practice Manager
- Controlling administrative operations such as budget planning, report preparation, expenditure on supplies, equipment and services
- Developing, implementing and monitoring procedures, policies and standards for staff
- Directing, supervising and evaluating the work activities of professional technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel
- Overseeing the selection, training and performance of staff
- Monitoring and evaluating resources devoted to the provision of services
- Providing overall direction and management for a service, facility, organization or centre
- Planning, directing and coordinating the provision of services
- Managing budgets, controlling expenditure and ensuring the efficient use of resources
- Coordinating cooperation with other service provision agencies in the same or related fields
2. Demand status
Demand evidence not yet linked
This is an official OFO 2021 occupation. Demand status is separate evidence and is not inferred from inclusion in the OFO.
A national demand signal is not a promise of a vacancy in your town.
3. Salary evidence
No sourced salary record has been ingested for this OFO code yet.
Open remuneration history & calculator →4. Quick EE check
How much might Employment Equity matter in this job context?
Answer three quick questions for a rough read. This is workforce context, not a hiring decision.
Select the employer size and your profile to get a quick read.
5. Qualification
Qualification evidence pending.
Understand NQF levels, institutions & recognition → Build my qualification pathway →6. Study funding
Check all funding options, eligibility & obligations →A funding match will only be shown once a recognised qualification or study route has been identified.
7. Industry, sector and provincial context
National occupation classification. Industry and provincial context are shown only where a separate official source supports the link.
No source-backed modern OFO↔SIC 7 industry link has been ingested for this occupation yet. PathLens does not infer one from the job title.
Browse the official South African industry classification →8. Next steps — official links
9. Decision tools
10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
- DHET Occupations in High Demand · Planned
- Critical Skills List · Planned
- QCTO qualifications and occupational certificates · Planned
- Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey · Planned
- SETA Sector Skills Plans / hard-to-fill vacancy tables · Planned