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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
13-1082 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. Excludes “Management Occupations” (11-0000), “Logisticians” (13-1081), “Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners” (13-1121), and “Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks” (43-5061).
National estimates for Project Management Specialists
Industry profile for Project Management Specialists
Geographic profile for Project Management Specialists
National estimates for Project Management Specialists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Project Management Specialists:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
743,860 |
0.8 % |
$ 47.32 |
$ 98,420 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Project Management Specialists:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 23.92 |
$ 30.89 |
$ 45.43 |
$ 60.30 |
$ 76.51 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 49,750 |
$ 64,250 |
$ 94,500 |
$ 125,430 |
$ 159,140 |
Industry profile for Project Management Specialists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Project Management Specialists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Project Management Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Project Management Specialists:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
63,680 |
2.81 |
$ 55.26 |
$ 114,930 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
61,000 |
4.04 |
$ 50.26 |
$ 104,540 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
53,680 |
3.45 |
$ 49.19 |
$ 102,320 |
Nonresidential Building Construction |
49,170 |
6.32 |
$ 48.54 |
$ 100,970 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
38,940 |
1.53 |
$ 51.05 |
$ 106,180 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Project Management Specialists:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Nonresidential Building Construction |
49,170 |
6.32 |
$ 48.54 |
$ 100,970 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
61,000 |
4.04 |
$ 50.26 |
$ 104,540 |
Land Subdivision |
1,290 |
3.88 |
$ 51.15 |
$ 106,390 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
53,680 |
3.45 |
$ 49.19 |
$ 102,320 |
Specialized Design Services |
4,240 |
3.13 |
$ 36.47 |
$ 75,850 |
Top paying industries for Project Management Specialists:
Geographic profile for Project Management Specialists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Project Management Specialists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Project Management Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Project Management Specialists:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Texas |
86,500 |
7.08 |
1.34 |
$ 46.77 |
$ 97,290 |
California |
83,400 |
5.05 |
0.96 |
$ 52.40 |
$ 108,990 |
New York |
57,230 |
6.60 |
1.25 |
$ 53.80 |
$ 111,890 |
Florida |
49,340 |
5.73 |
1.09 |
$ 44.01 |
$ 91,540 |
Ohio |
31,700 |
6.10 |
1.15 |
$ 41.22 |
$ 85,740 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Project Management Specialists:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Maryland |
27,430 |
10.77 |
2.04 |
$ 46.97 |
$ 97,700 |
Colorado |
24,710 |
9.43 |
1.79 |
$ 47.31 |
$ 98,410 |
District of Columbia |
5,650 |
8.53 |
1.62 |
$ 51.74 |
$ 107,610 |
Oregon |
15,300 |
8.38 |
1.59 |
$ 43.62 |
$ 90,730 |
Virginia |
28,700 |
7.65 |
1.45 |
$ 52.88 |
$ 109,980 |
Top paying states for Project Management Specialists:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New Mexico |
3,570 |
4.60 |
0.87 |
$ 59.21 |
$ 123,160 |
Washington |
17,070 |
5.32 |
1.01 |
$ 58.08 |
$ 120,800 |
New York |
57,230 |
6.60 |
1.25 |
$ 53.80 |
$ 111,890 |
New Jersey |
16,600 |
4.31 |
0.82 |
$ 53.59 |
$ 111,460 |
Virginia |
28,700 |
7.65 |
1.45 |
$ 52.88 |
$ 109,980 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Project Management Specialists:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
55,450 |
6.39 |
1.21 |
$ 55.88 |
$ 116,230 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
29,870 |
10.19 |
1.93 |
$ 55.07 |
$ 114,540 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
28,480 |
4.98 |
0.94 |
$ 48.85 |
$ 101,600 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
27,720 |
7.72 |
1.46 |
$ 48.01 |
$ 99,860 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
24,070 |
8.31 |
1.57 |
$ 48.96 |
$ 101,830 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
21,620 |
5.11 |
0.97 |
$ 51.39 |
$ 106,880 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
20,990 |
8.12 |
1.54 |
$ 51.93 |
$ 108,010 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
17,340 |
8.19 |
1.55 |
$ 42.79 |
$ 88,990 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
16,730 |
7.46 |
1.41 |
$ 59.82 |
$ 124,430 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
15,940 |
10.88 |
2.06 |
$ 47.63 |
$ 99,080 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Project Management Specialists:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Boulder, CO |
2,810 |
15.47 |
2.93 |
$ 52.95 |
$ 110,130 |
California-Lexington Park, MD |
660 |
14.16 |
2.68 |
$ 51.42 |
$ 106,950 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
14,200 |
11.30 |
2.14 |
$ 45.99 |
$ 95,670 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX |
11,920 |
11.11 |
2.10 |
$ 48.06 |
$ 99,970 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
15,940 |
10.88 |
2.06 |
$ 47.63 |
$ 99,080 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
29,870 |
10.19 |
1.93 |
$ 55.07 |
$ 114,540 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
11,090 |
9.88 |
1.87 |
$ 45.58 |
$ 94,800 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
6,430 |
8.65 |
1.64 |
$ 42.57 |
$ 88,540 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
9,080 |
8.50 |
1.61 |
$ 64.40 |
$ 133,950 |
Fort Collins, CO |
1,340 |
8.37 |
1.59 |
$ 43.98 |
$ 91,480 |
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