Also called: Project Management Specialist
Plans and runs projects, keeping teams on schedule and budget from start to finish.
You run a kickoff meeting, build a timeline with 200 tasks, and check in with each team. When the design team falls two weeks behind, you rework the plan and tell the client honestly.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's degree in business or a related field; PMP certification boosts pay.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering, Information Systems.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Faster than average; nearly every industry runs projects.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI writes plans, notes and status updates, so fewer project managers handle more projects; leading people stays human.
Classes: Business elective, AP Statistics, English Language Arts.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1082.
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