Technology
Product Manager
Product managers sit at the intersection of business, design, and engineering, defining what to build and why, then aligning teams to ship it. Strong communication is essential.
Median salary
$135,000
Typical range
$90k – $210k
Job outlook
+10% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Product Manager
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Product Manager Intern
Internship
$45,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Product Manager
Entry / Junior
$90,000
~2 yrs to advance
Product Manager
Established
$135,000
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Product Manager
Senior
$172,500
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Define roadmap and priorities
- •Write specs
- •Coordinate design and engineering
Fields of study
Business · Computer Science · Design
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
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.
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