Also called: Development Manager
Keeps game projects on schedule, coordinates teams, and makes sure the game ships.
You run the daily meeting, spot that the audio team is blocked waiting for the cutscene, and shuffle the schedule so everyone keeps moving.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's; many start as QA testers or coordinators.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business, Game Design, Communications.
Growing about average. Steady at large studios.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI tools track schedules and tasks, but keeping teams aligned and shipping on time stays a people job.
Classes: Business, Speech, AP Computer Science Principles.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9199.
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