Career
Project management specialists
Keep projects on time, on budget and on track.
$102,320
Median pay
+6.7%
Job growth, 2025–35
76,500
Openings a year
Bachelor's degree
Typical education
4 years
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- Communicate with key stakeholders to determine project requirements and objectives.
- Identify project needs such as resources, staff, or finances by reviewing project objectives and schedules.
- Submit project deliverables to clients, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
- Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
- Plan, schedule, or coordinate project activities to meet deadlines.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on persuasion & leadership, then information & systems?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Communicate with key stakeholders to determine project requirements and objectives.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
4 years of education after high school (bachelor's degree), for a median of $102,320 a year and 76,500 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Business AdministrationSee the degree →
- Business (General)See the degree →
- Information Technology ManagementSee the degree →
- Information Technology Project ManagementCIP 11.1005
- Business/Commerce, GeneralCIP 52.0101
- Business Administration and Management, GeneralCIP 52.0201
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Information Technology Project Managers
- Management Analysts$101,860 · +10.1%
- Computer and Information Systems Managers$175,140 · +15.8%
- Logisticians$82,320 · +17.6%
- Administrative Services Managers$114,130 · +5.2%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.