Also called: PM, Product Owner
Decides what a tech product should do next and leads designers and engineers to build it.
You read customer complaints, look at usage data, and decide the next feature is a 'family sharing' option. Then you write the plan, convince your team and bosses, and make the tough calls when time runs short.
No dedicated BLS code; estimate from industry surveys. Big-tech pay includes stock.
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 in any field (often CS, business, or engineering); many have MBAs; experience matters most.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Computer Science, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering.
Growing faster than average. Not separately projected by BLS; competitive, with AI changing team sizes.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI writes specs, research summaries and prototypes, shrinking PM teams; deciding what to build and leading people stay human.
Classes: Business, AP Computer Science Principles, Speech or debate, AP Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-2021.
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