Occupations · Business and Financial Operations

Project Management Specialists

Analyze and coordinate the schedule, timeline, procurement, staffing, and budget of a product or service on a per project basis. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. May serve as a point of contact for the client or customer.

O*NET 30.3 Database (USDOL/ETA) · occupation code 13-1082.00

$100,750median annual wage, May 2024

1,006,160people employed, United States

▲ 5.6%projected change, 2024→2034

78,200openings a year, incl. replacements

What it pays

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BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 · national, cross-industry · annual wage

Pay over time

Median up 7% between 2021 and 2024, before inflation. The band shows the 10th to 90th percentile.

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Where the jobs are

Metro area	Median wage	Employed
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$121,680	66,550
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$123,670	42,740
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$103,820	38,920
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$94,530	36,250
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$97,990	30,830
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$125,390	26,620
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$102,760	21,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$132,530	21,650
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$109,970	20,230
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$104,640	19,130
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$100,010	18,410
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$96,310	17,690

BLS OEWS May 2024, metropolitan estimates · the 12 areas with the most people in this occupation

Typical education to enter: Bachelor's degree · BLS Employment Projections 2024–34

Software and tools

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Adobe Acrobat●Adobe InDesign●Adobe Photoshop●Apple macOS●Asana●Atlassian Confluence●Atlassian JIRA●Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D●Bentley MicroStation●Cisco Webex●Git●GitHub●Google Docs●Google Workspace software●IBM SPSS Statistics●Intuit QuickBooks●Linux●Marketo Marketing Automation●Microsoft Access●Microsoft Azure software●Microsoft Excel●Microsoft Office software●Microsoft Outlook●Microsoft PowerPoint●Microsoft Project●Microsoft SharePoint●Microsoft Teams●Microsoft Visio●

O*NET 30.3 software skills · hot-technology flag

What this work is actually like

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4 / 5Considerable preparation — a four-year degree plus several years in the field.

O*NET 30.3 Job Zones

What kind of person the work suits

Occupational interest profile, rated 1 to 7.

Enterprising6.3

Conventional5.5

Social3.3

O*NET 30.2 occupational interests (RIASEC)

How this job is advertised

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Grant AssistantProject ManagerProject SchedulerProject ControllerProject CoordinatorProject AdministratorProject Delivery ManagerProject Management ManagerProject Management SpecialistProject Management TechnicianImplementation Project ManagerProject Communications OfficerPlanning Development SpecialistMovie Project Management Specialist

O*NET 30.3 job titles reported for this occupation

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What changed since 2021

Comparing O*NET release 25.2 (2021-02-01) with 30.3 (2026-05-01). Signs, not colour alone, carry the meaning. 4 entries that were only relabelled between releases are left out.

Now listed 15

+Adobe Photoshop+Smartsheet+Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D+Asana+Planview Clarizen+Google Workspace software+Oracle Database+Atlassian Confluence+Adobe InDesign+Adobe Acrobat+Bentley MicroStation+Trimble SketchUp Pro+Procore software+Management information systems MIS

No longer listed 7

−Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat−Confluence−Data entry software−Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop−Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign−Slido−Oracle software

Diff across the O*NET releases held here in full since October 2015, following occupations through merges and retirements. O*NET re-surveys occupations on a rolling cycle, so “no change” can also mean “not re-surveyed”.

O*NET 30.3 related occupations

Also called

Project ManagerGrant AssistantProject SchedulerProject ControllerProject CoordinatorProject AdministratorProject Delivery ManagerProject Management ManagerProject Management TechnicianProject Management SpecialistImplementation Project ManagerProject Communications Officer

O*NET 30.3 alternative titles

The same work in Europe

ESCO occupation	ISCO	Match
project manager	1219.6	exact
programme manager	1213.3	close
ICT project manager	1330.7	broader

Official ESCO ↔ O*NET crosswalk (ESCO Secretariat with USDOL/ETA)

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