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Project Management Specialists

Business, Management and AdministrationO*NET 13-1082.00United States

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.

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Median annual earnings
$102,040

50th percentile, United States

Projected change
+9.8%

2025 to 2035

Typical education
Bachelor's degree

60.9% of the workforce

Employment
1.1M jobs

Growing to 1.21M by 2035

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The work

What project management specialists do

Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.

  • Assign duties or responsibilities to project personnel.
  • Communicate with key stakeholders to determine project requirements and objectives.
  • Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
  • Create project status presentations for delivery to customers or project personnel.
  • Develop or update project plans including information such as objectives, technologies, schedules, funding, and staffing.
  • Identify project needs such as resources, staff, or finances by reviewing project objectives and schedules.
  • Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs.
  • Monitor costs incurred by project staff to identify budget issues.
  • Monitor project milestones and deliverables.
  • Monitor the performance of project team members to provide performance feedback.
  • Negotiate with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials.
  • Plan, schedule, or coordinate project activities to meet deadlines.
  • Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.
  • Produce and distribute project documents.
  • Propose, review, or approve modifications to project plans.
  • Recruit or hire project personnel.
  • Report project status, such as budget, resources, technical issues, or customer satisfaction, to managers.
  • Request and review project updates to ensure deadlines are met.
  • Schedule or facilitate project meetings.
  • Submit project deliverables to clients, ensuring adherence to quality standards.

Pay and outlook

What the job pays and where it is heading

Annual earnings range

Reported earnings by percentile, United States

10th percentile
$61,018
25th percentile
$77,968
50th percentile
$102,040
75th percentile
$133,502
90th percentile
$170,152

The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $102,040 and half earn less.

Employment outlook

2025 to 2035 projection

+9.8%faster than average
20251,104,600 jobs
2035 projected1,212,629 jobs

108,029 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.

Preparation

Education levels

What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.

Bachelor's degree
60.9%
Master's or Professional degree
39.1%

Skills

Skills employers ask for

Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.

  • Project Management
  • Construction
  • Subcontracting
  • Construction Management
  • Project Schedules
  • Change Orders
  • Project Documentation
  • Milestones (Project Management)
  • Procurement
  • Project Implementation
  • Project Planning
  • Workflow Management
  • Project Delivery
  • Continuous Improvement Process
  • Project Coordination
  • Change Management
  • Systems Development Life Cycle
  • Microsoft Project
  • Submittals (Construction)
  • Risk Management

How the work gets done

Core competencies

Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.

In the market

Job titles and employers

Recent job postings in United States

Common job titles

  1. 01Project Managers79,687 postings
  2. 02Project Coordinators14,275 postings
  3. 03Assistant Project Managers10,050 postings
  4. 04Technical Project Managers5,516 postings
  5. 05Electrical Project Managers2,811 postings
  6. 06Project Controls Specialists2,541 postings
  7. 07Data Center Project Managers2,165 postings
  8. 08Environmental Project Managers2,116 postings
  9. 09Water/Wastewater Project Managers2,090 postings
  10. 10Associate Project Managers2,048 postings
  11. 11Infrastructure Project Managers1,828 postings
  12. 12Commercial Project Managers1,674 postings
  13. 13Project Controls Managers1,611 postings
  14. 14Architectural Project Managers1,543 postings
  15. 15Project Directors1,469 postings
  16. 16Implementation Project Managers1,353 postings
  17. 17Project Management Managers1,347 postings
  18. 18Principal Project Managers1,283 postings
  19. 19Industrial Project Managers1,199 postings
  20. 20Lead Project Managers1,142 postings

Top employers

  1. 01GPAC9,255 postings
  2. 02Actalent3,388 postings
  3. 03Insight Global2,810 postings
  4. 04PageGroup2,283 postings
  5. 05Robert Half2,062 postings
  6. 06Jacobs Solutions1,994 postings
  7. 07CDM Smith1,184 postings
  8. 08Lumen Technologies1,137 postings
  9. 09Maximus1,058 postings
  10. 10Accenture1,057 postings
  11. 11Stantec1,031 postings
  12. 12WSP Global1,023 postings
  13. 13Jobot1,017 postings
  14. 14TEKsystems991 postings
  15. 15CBRE969 postings
  16. 16CyberCoders888 postings
  17. 17GovCIO864 postings
  18. 18JLL842 postings
  19. 19Solv Energy797 postings
  20. 20AECOM793 postings

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