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Project Management Specialists — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$102,320
United States, 2025
Employment
1,066,670
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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 code
- 13-1082.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Request and review project updates to ensure deadlines are met.
- Monitor project milestones and deliverables.
- Assign duties or responsibilities to project personnel.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$61,580
25th percentile
$78,440
75th percentile
$133,100
90th percentile
$167,970
Most important skills
- Active Listening3.8
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Monitoring3.6
- Writing3.6
- Judgment and Decision Making3.6
- Time Management3.5
- Speaking3.5
- Active Learning3.5
- Coordination3.5
- Reading Comprehension3.5
- Management of Personnel Resources3.4
- Social Perceptiveness3.4
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 22 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
22
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.5 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Monitoring | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Writing | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Speaking | 3.5 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Time Management | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Active Learning | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Coordination | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.6 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.4 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Negotiation | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Persuasion | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Instructing | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Management of Financial Resources | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Management of Material Resources | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Project Management SpecialistsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dothan, AL | $135,260 | 60 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $135,120 | 10,300 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $135,040 | 20,770 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $130,380 | 26,910 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $127,030 | 38,230 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $126,660 | 68,910 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | $125,940 | 1,260 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $124,350 | 6,860 | 2025 |
| WA | $124,160 | 36,240 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | $123,730 | 730 | 2025 |
| NJ | $122,980 | 28,300 | 2025 |
| DE | $122,190 | 1,770 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $122,040 | 2,920 | 2025 |
| NY | $121,040 | 68,020 | 2025 |
| CA | $120,910 | 114,380 | 2025 |
| VA | $120,840 | 43,860 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | $118,380 | 90 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $117,460 | 10,740 | 2025 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $116,980 | 350 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $116,740 | 20,710 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.