What do they do?
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.
Also known as:
Fiber Project Manager, Implementation Project Manager, Project Management Consultant
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- Bachelor's degree (46%)
- Master's degree (23%)
- Some college, no degree (13%)
- High school diploma equivalent (7%)
- Associate's degree (7%)
- Doctorate or Professional Degree (3%)
- Less than high school diploma (1%)
Most Popular Majors that prepare Project Management Specialists
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People in this career often have these skills:
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
People in this career often know a lot about:
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
- Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Administrative - Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
People in this career often have talent in:
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
- Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
People in this career often do these activities:
- Discuss business strategies, practices, or policies with managers.
- Select resources needed to accomplish tasks.
- Present work to clients for approval.
- Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues.
- Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
- Manage construction activities.
- Gather organizational performance information.
- Manage information technology projects or system activities.
- Manage operations, research, or logistics projects.
- Assign duties or work schedules to employees.
- Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.
- Prepare operational reports or records.
- Coordinate resource procurement activities.
- Monitor flow of cash or other resources.
- Participate in staffing decisions.
- Supervise information technology personnel.
- Develop detailed project plans.
- Report information to managers or other personnel.
- Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
This page includes data from:
Career data:
O*NET 31.0 Database
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Occupation statistics: USDOL U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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