Business & Financial
Project Management Specialists
SOC 13-1082
Keep projects on time and on budget by coordinating people, tasks, and deadlines.
The job
Median pay
$102k
$78k to $133k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+6.7% projected
Openings a year
77k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
10/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
53rd pct
More exposed than 53% of occupations · modeled estimate · 65th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
56/100
Key skills
- Planning
- Risk tracking
- Stakeholder management
- Scheduling
- Communication
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 138,960 | 9.9 | 1.4× | $98k |
| California | 114,380 | 6.3 | 0.9× | $121k |
| Florida | 76,370 | 7.7 | 1.1× | $98k |
| New York | 68,020 | 7.0 | 1.0× | $121k |
| Virginia | 43,860 | 10.7 | 1.6× | $121k |
| Washington | 36,240 | 10.2 | 1.5× | $124k |
| North Carolina | 36,200 | 7.3 | 1.1× | $101k |
| Pennsylvania | 36,150 | 6.0 | 0.9× | $100k |
| Ohio | 34,260 | 6.2 | 0.9× | $96k |
| Colorado | 32,390 | 11.3 | 1.6× | $110k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 30,530 | 11.0 | 1.6× | $104k |
| Georgia | 28,900 | 5.9 | 0.9× | $102k |
| New Jersey | 28,300 | 6.6 | 1.0× | $123k |
| Illinois | 27,180 | 4.5 | 0.7× | $103k |
| Michigan | 25,330 | 5.8 | 0.8× | $101k |
| Arizona | 22,920 | 7.1 | 1.0× | $99k |
| Massachusetts | 21,960 | 6.0 | 0.9× | $114k |
| Wisconsin | 21,610 | 7.3 | 1.1× | $98k |
| Missouri | 21,460 | 7.3 | 1.1× | $95k |
| Tennessee | 20,780 | 6.3 | 0.9× | $86k |
| Oregon | 19,380 | 9.9 | 1.4× | $105k |
| Minnesota | 18,850 | 6.4 | 0.9× | $98k |
| South Carolina | 17,040 | 7.4 | 1.1× | $95k |
| Utah | 16,450 | 9.5 | 1.4× | $97k |
| Indiana | 11,970 | 3.7 | 0.6× | $95k |
| Oklahoma | 11,220 | 6.6 | 1.0× | $86k |
| Kentucky | 10,250 | 5.1 | 0.8× | $82k |
| Connecticut | 8,410 | 5.0 | 0.7× | $105k |
| Nevada | 8,290 | 5.3 | 0.8× | $100k |
| Louisiana | 8,050 | 4.2 | 0.6× | $85k |
| Iowa | 6,720 | 4.3 | 0.6× | $97k |
| Kansas | 6,030 | 4.2 | 0.6× | $100k |
| Idaho | 5,750 | 6.7 | 1.0× | $96k |
| Arkansas | 5,510 | 4.2 | 0.6× | $77k |
| Washington DC | 5,170 | 7.4 | 1.1× | $105k |
| New Mexico | 4,330 | 5.0 | 0.7× | $107k |
| Mississippi | 4,320 | 3.7 | 0.5× | $79k |
| Rhode Island | 3,880 | 7.7 | 1.1× | $105k |
| New Hampshire | 3,840 | 5.6 | 0.8× | $91k |
| Alabama | 3,190 | 1.5 | 0.2× | $101k |
| Nebraska | 3,190 | 3.1 | 0.5× | $80k |
| Montana | 2,940 | 5.7 | 0.8× | $88k |
| Maine | 2,620 | 4.1 | 0.6× | $102k |
| West Virginia | 2,520 | 3.6 | 0.5× | $92k |
| North Dakota | 2,020 | 4.7 | 0.7× | $96k |
| Alaska | 1,950 | 6.0 | 0.9× | $100k |
| Delaware | 1,770 | 3.7 | 0.5× | $122k |
| Hawaii | 1,560 | 2.5 | 0.4× | $78k |
| South Dakota | 1,310 | 2.9 | 0.4× | $82k |
| Vermont | 1,190 | 3.9 | 0.6× | $81k |
| Wyoming | 1,180 | 4.2 | 0.6× | $94k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ68,910 jobs · $127k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX43,120 jobs · $99k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA38,540 jobs · $108k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV38,230 jobs · $127k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX35,550 jobs · $100k median
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA26,910 jobs · $130k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA21,060 jobs · $103k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN21,040 jobs · $105k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Project Management Specialists interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.