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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

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Lowest 10%$59,830Lower quarter$76,950Median$100,750Upper quarter$131,660Top 10%$165,790

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Pay over time

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

$100,750 202120232024$60,700$154,900

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Where the jobs are

Metro areaMedian wageEmployed
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$121,68066,550
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$123,67042,740
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$103,82038,920
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$94,53036,250
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$97,99030,830

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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 your tools are worth

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ToolValueSpread across occupations
Microsoft Visual Basic8470 → 96 occupations since 2015
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA845 → 45 occupations since 2015
Atlassian JIRA834 → 53 occupations since 2015

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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)

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

No longer listed 7

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

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”.

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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 occupationISCOMatch
project manager1219.6exact
programme manager1213.3close
ICT project manager1330.7broader

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

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