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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.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$102,320
Employment, U.S.1,066,670
Median hourly wage$49.19
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$61,580$78,440$102,320$133,100$167,970
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama3,190$100,8200.22
Alaska1,950$99,5800.87
Arizona22,920$99,0501.03
Arkansas5,510$77,1700.62
California114,380$120,9100.92
Colorado32,390$110,0501.64
Connecticut8,410$105,2400.72
Delaware1,770$122,1900.53
District of Columbia5,170$104,9001.07
Florida76,370$98,0701.12
Georgia28,900$102,1400.86
Hawaii1,560$78,0000.36
Idaho5,750$95,6300.98
Illinois27,180$103,4700.65
Indiana11,970$95,0200.54
Iowa6,720$96,5400.63
Kansas6,030$100,0100.61
Kentucky10,250$81,7000.75
Louisiana8,050$84,8500.61
Maine2,620$101,8300.60
Maryland30,530$104,0401.61
Massachusetts21,960$114,1900.88
Michigan25,330$100,9700.84
Minnesota18,850$97,8600.93
Mississippi4,320$78,8700.54
Missouri21,460$94,6601.07
Montana2,940$87,8900.84
Nebraska3,190$80,1500.45
Nevada8,290$99,9400.78
New Hampshire3,840$90,8900.82
New Jersey28,300$122,9800.96
New Mexico4,330$106,9700.72
New York68,020$121,0401.02
North Carolina36,200$100,8201.07
North Dakota2,020$96,1600.69
Ohio34,260$95,7700.90
Oklahoma11,220$86,2400.96
Oregon19,380$105,4801.44
Pennsylvania36,150$100,1500.87
Rhode Island3,880$104,6801.13
South Carolina17,040$95,0401.08
South Dakota1,310$82,2500.42
Tennessee20,780$85,8900.92
Texas138,960$98,4401.44
Utah16,450$96,7201.38
Vermont1,190$80,8000.57
Virginia43,860$120,8401.56
Washington36,240$124,1601.49
West Virginia2,520$91,7800.52
Wisconsin21,610$97,5801.07
Wyoming1,180$94,0800.61

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers30.978
2Information Technology Project Managers40.977
3Purchasing Managers40.976
4Administrative Services Managers30.975
5Education Administrators, Postsecondary50.970
6Gambling Managers1-20.969
7General and Operations Managers40.968
8Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products40.968
9Document Management Specialists40.967
10Medical and Health Services Managers40.965

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Project Management Specialists, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersInstructing0.880.964
Management AnalystsOperations Analysis3.880.958
Compliance ManagersMonitoring0.870.958
FundraisersPersuasion1.000.957
Media Programming DirectorsOperations Analysis3.120.956
Loss Prevention ManagersInstructing0.760.955
Clinical Research CoordinatorsScience2.380.955
Logistics AnalystsMathematics1.000.953
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareInstructing0.880.952

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Project Management Specialists, excluding software Project Management Specialists already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Oracle PeopleSoft Financials11 of 2012.4x
Delphi Technology10 of 2010.7x
Oracle Eloqua8 of 2012.7x
Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge9 of 209.4x
SAP Business Objects9 of 208.1x
FileMaker Pro11 of 205.3x
Google Ads7 of 2010.8x
Microsoft Publisher10 of 204.9x
Teradata Database8 of 207.0x
Fund accounting software7 of 209.0x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.75 4.00
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.75 3.75
MonitoringEssential skill 3.62 3.75
WritingEssential skill 3.62 3.75
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.62 3.38
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 3.50 3.88
SpeakingEssential skill 3.50 3.75
Active LearningEssential skill 3.50 3.62
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.50 3.62
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.50 3.62
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.38 3.62
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 3.38 3.38
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.38 3.25
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.25 3.38
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.25 3.38
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.25 3.25
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.12 3.38
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.12 3.25
InstructingTransferable skill 3.12 3.12
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.00 3.25
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
MathematicsEssential skill 2.75 2.75
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.12not rated
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.12 1.75
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.88 1.25
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.88 1.00
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.62 1.00
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 1.50 1.00
ScienceEssential skill 1.38 0.62
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.12not rated
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.12not rated
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.12not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
English Language 4.03 4.39
Administration and Management 3.76 4.48
Administrative 3.64 5.12
Customer and Personal Service 3.48 4.15
Computers and Electronics 3.06 4.21
Personnel and Human Resources 2.88 3.45
Communications and Media 2.88 3.12
Mathematics 2.64 3.79
Economics and Accounting 2.58 2.94
Education and Training 2.52 3.30
Engineering and Technology 2.52 2.97
Law and Government 2.48 2.55
Psychology 2.45 2.66
Telecommunications 2.42 2.70
Design 2.39 2.64
Public Safety and Security 2.18 2.12
Production and Processing 2.15 2.30
Sales and Marketing 2.03 2.52
Sociology and Anthropology 2.00 1.85
Mechanical 1.67 1.30
Geography 1.66 1.41
Building and Construction 1.55 1.30
Medicine and Dentistry 1.52not rated
Transportation 1.52 1.06
Biology 1.42not rated
Therapy and Counseling 1.39 0.76
Foreign Language 1.30not rated
Physics 1.27not rated
Philosophy and Theology 1.24not rated
Chemistry 1.21not rated
History and Archeology 1.15not rated
Food Production 1.12not rated
Fine Arts 1.06not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Comprehension 4.12 3.88
Written Expression 4.12 3.75
Written Comprehension 4.00 3.88
Oral Expression 3.88 3.75
Speech Recognition 3.75 3.75
Near Vision 3.62 3.62
Deductive Reasoning 3.62 3.50
Problem Sensitivity 3.62 3.50
Speech Clarity 3.62 3.50
Inductive Reasoning 3.50 3.50
Information Ordering 3.38 3.25
Fluency of Ideas 3.25 3.38
Far Vision 3.12 3.38
Originality 3.12 3.25
Category Flexibility 3.12 3.12
Selective Attention 3.12 2.75
Flexibility of Closure 2.88 3.00
Number Facility 2.75 2.75
Speed of Closure 2.75 2.75
Mathematical Reasoning 2.75 2.50
Time Sharing 2.62 2.62
Perceptual Speed 2.62 2.50
Visual Color Discrimination 2.50 2.50
Visualization 2.50 2.38
Memorization 2.50 2.25
Auditory Attention 2.00 1.62
Trunk Strength 2.00 1.62
Depth Perception 1.88 1.25
Hearing Sensitivity 1.75 1.25
Finger Dexterity 1.75 1.12
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.75 1.00
Arm-Hand Steadiness 1.62 0.88
Control Precision 1.62 0.88
Manual Dexterity 1.62 0.88
Dynamic Strength 1.50 0.50
Spatial Orientation 1.38 0.62
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated
Multilimb Coordination 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Rate Control 1.00not rated
Reaction Time 1.00not rated
Response Orientation 1.00not rated
Sound Localization 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated
Stamina 1.00not rated
Static Strength 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

All 90
  • Microsoft Windows hot
  • Microsoft Word hot
  • Oracle Database hot
  • Oracle PeopleSoft hot
  • Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management hot
  • Procore software hot
  • SAP software hot
  • SAS hot
  • Salesforce software hot
  • Slack hot
  • Tableau hot
  • Trimble SketchUp Pro hot
  • Zoom hot
  • 3M Post-it App
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Airtable
  • Apple Keynote
  • Atlassian Bamboo
  • Blackboard software
  • Blink
  • Dropbox
  • Eko
  • Evernote
  • Flipgrid
  • Google Classroom
  • Google Drive
  • Google Meet
  • Google Sites
  • Google Slides
  • GroupMe
  • IBM Cognos Impromptu
  • IBM Notes
  • JamBoard
  • LinkedIn
  • LogMeIn GoToMeeting
  • LogMeIn GoToWebinar
  • Loom
  • Management information systems MIS
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Microsoft OneNote
  • Moodle
  • Nearpod
  • NetSuite ERP
  • Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
  • Oracle Hyperion
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  • Padlet
  • Planview Clarizen
  • Poll Everywhere
  • Qlik Tech QlikView
  • SAP Crystal Reports
  • Screencast-O-Matic
  • Screencastify
  • Skype
  • Slido interaction software
  • Smartsheet
  • Social media sites
  • YouTube

Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Boulder, CO2,9202.22$122,040
Lexington Park, MD9802.02$103,700
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX17,4701.97$102,390
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO20,7101.88$116,740
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA26,9101.88$130,380
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV38,2301.78$127,030
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA14,4401.74$108,340
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT8,9901.59$98,000
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD14,7001.58$103,720
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX35,5501.58$99,510

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