Technology
Information Technology Project Managers
Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage. Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.
Median salary
$108,970
Typical range
$53k – $177k
Job outlook
+8% (faster than average)
AI exposure
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Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
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Information Technology Project Managers Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Information Technology Project Managers
Entry / Junior
$52,650
~2 yrs to advance
Information Technology Project Managers
Established
$108,970
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Information Technology Project Managers
Senior
$142,885
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
- •Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
- •Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
- •Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
- •Assess current or future customer needs and priorities by communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Technology
Explore all- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- Carnegie Mellon University11% admit · $109,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- Georgia Institute of Technology16% admit · $99,000 grad pay
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