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Project Manager: Facts, Skills, and Next Paths

A Project Manager plans, executes, and closes projects, ensuring they meet deadlines, budgets, and scope requirements. Day-to-day tasks include coordinating teams, tracking progress against milestones, and communicating status to stakeholders. You will also identify risks, resolve issues, and adjust plans to keep work on track.

Core responsibilities span project planning, compliance oversight, budget management, and team coordination. Depending on the industry, you might lead data modernization programs—like at CGI Federal, where you bridge technical and business teams using Power BI and Azure Databricks—or oversee infrastructure builds for firms like Flatiron Construction Corp, ensuring adherence to contract specs and federal regulations. The role reports to a program director or senior manager and often sits in program management offices, consulting firms, or internal operations teams.

The median salary is about $115,000. Skills most requested in current postings include Project Management (90% of listings), Compliance (40%), Agile/Scrum (30%), and Analytics & Reporting (30%).

$107,500 – $177,500

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Salary (live)

$107,500 – $177,500

median $115,000

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Who's hiring

CGI Inc., Interactive Government Holdings, Inc., National Parks of Eastern North Carolina

The Skill Blueprint for Project Manager

The core competencies employers ask for. Use them to strengthen your resume, spot gaps, and compare related career options.

In demand right nowProject Management · 90%Compliance · 40%Agile/Scrum · 30%Analytics & Reporting · 30%Process Improvement · 30%Performance Management · 20%Documentation · 20%Jira · 20%

Where Else Can Project Manager Skills Take You?

Build toward this role and you may be building toward several others. Explore the paths that share the same foundation.

Adjacent Paths from Project Manager

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Director of Program Management

31 shared skills · Project Management

75%

+$85kLateral shift

2

Director of Project Management

33 shared skills · Project Management

69%

+$79kLateral shift

3

IT Project Manager

34 shared skills · IT

68%

+$14kLateral shift

4

Facilities Manager

12 shared skills · Operations

64%

+$20kCareer change

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Chief Operating Officer

17 shared skills · Operations

63%

+$60kCareer change

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Growth Analyst

21 shared skills · Growth

63%

−$45kCareer change

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Project Coordinator

14 shared skills · Operations

63%

−$40kCareer change

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Business Analyst

29 shared skills · Business

61%

−$10kCareer change

9

IT Manager

32 shared skills · IT

61%

+$16kCareer change

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Lead Data Analyst

28 shared skills · Data

59%

+$5kCareer change

11

Engineering Manager

24 shared skills · Engineering

59%

+$112kCareer change

12

Contracts Administrator

15 shared skills · Legal

59%

−$30kCareer change

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Legal Operations Manager

22 shared skills · Legal

58%

+$9kCareer change

14

Senior Business Analyst

23 shared skills · Business

57%

+$36kCareer change

15

Business Intelligence Analyst

21 shared skills · Business

56%

+$4kCareer change

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Director of Engineering

20 shared skills · Engineering

56%

+$20kCareer change

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Junior Data Analyst

24 shared skills · Data

55%

−$27kCareer change

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Program Manager

15 shared skills · Project Management

55%

+$13kCareer change

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Why People Explore Project Manager

High Impact Visibility

Project Managers sit at a critical intersection in the organization. Your work directly ties to key business metrics — making your impact visible across teams and to leadership.

Resume Signal

The skills behind Project Manager — Project Management, Compliance, Agile/Scrum — give you concrete language for resumes, interviews, and adjacent roles.