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Grows with AI
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.
In the middle of the pack: more resilient than 40% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is high (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it very high), and US jobs are projected to change by +6.7% by 2035, faster than average. The work leans on creative vision and emotional intelligence.
AI can help with many of the tasks, and demand is still growing. Being fluent with AI is the edge here.
- Median pay (2025)
- $102,320
- Job growth to 2035
- +6.7%
- Openings a year
- 76,500
- People doing it (2025)
- 1.1 million
- Usual route in
- Bachelor's degree
Where people already use AI for this work
- Plan work activities
- Explain technical details of products or services
- Present research or technical information
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Perform recruiting or hiring activities
- Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures
- Direct scientific or technical activities
What the work looks like
- 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.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
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Also known as: Fiber Project Manager, Implementation Project Manager, Project Management Consultant.
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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.