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Project Management Specialists in Iowa

Thinking about a career as a Project Management Specialists in Iowa? Here’s what the data says. 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).

What do Project Management Specialists Make in Iowa?

For a project management specialists working in Iowa, the median annual wage is $85,000 per year (or roughly $40.86/hour).Earnings range from $57,040 at the 10th percentile to $136,670 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$57,040	$27.42
25th percentile	$67,730	$32.56
Median (50th)	$85,000	$40.86
75th percentile	$109,930	$52.85
90th percentile	$136,670	$65.71

The job concentration index in Iowa compared to the national average — is 0.64, meaning fewer project management specialists per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, project management specialists earn a median of $64,559 per year ($31.04/hour), higher than the Iowa median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 70,422 project management specialists in the U.S.. In Iowa alone, about 6,490 people work in this role. That’s below the typical state, which employs around 9,240 project management specialists.

Top Iowa Metros for Project Management Specialists

These are the Iowa metros with the most project management specialists in Iowa.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	2,350	$93,440
Cedar Rapids, IA	820	$83,410
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	700	$99,620
Iowa City, IA	340	$83,120
Ames, IA	300	$83,870
Dubuque, IA	300	$99,330
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	210	$80,990
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	190	$82,750

Top States for Project Management Specialists Employment

These states have the highest employment of project management specialists work.

State	Number Employed
Texas	116,240
California	113,980
New York	68,340
Florida	65,890
Virginia	46,960
Washington	35,660
Pennsylvania	34,130
Ohio	34,000
Maryland	32,840
North Carolina	32,570
Colorado	31,810
Georgia	29,180
New Jersey	26,850
Michigan	24,450
Illinois	23,850
Arizona	23,260
Missouri	20,490
Wisconsin	20,170
Massachusetts	19,790
Tennessee	18,650

Highest-Paying States for Project Management Specialists

Where project management specialists earn the most: project management specialists.

State	Annual Median Salary
Washington	$117,030
Virginia	$114,990
Delaware	$114,310
New Jersey	$113,320
California	$111,300
New York	$110,490
Massachusetts	$108,630
Colorado	$106,960
Alaska	$105,360
Connecticut	$104,990

Daily Tasks

Project Management Specialists typically:

• Assign duties or responsibilities to project personnel.
• Communicate with key stakeholders to determine project requirements and objectives.
• Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
• Create project status presentations for delivery to customers or project personnel.
• Develop or update project plans including information such as objectives, technologies, schedules, funding, and staffing.
• Identify project needs such as resources, staff, or finances by reviewing project objectives and schedules.
• Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs.
• Monitor costs incurred by project staff to identify budget issues.
• Monitor project milestones and deliverables.
• Monitor the performance of project team members to provide performance feedback.
• Negotiate with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials.
• Plan, schedule, or coordinate project activities to meet deadlines.

Tools & Technology

Software and systems commonly involved: Hot technologies: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Apple macOS, Asana, Atlassian Confluence In-demand technologies: Microsoft Excel

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Several college majors map to this occupation:

• Business Administration & Management
• Business & Commerce
• Construction Management
• Information Technology

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Related Careers

Careers similar to project management specialists include:

• Computer and Information Systems Managers
• Training and Development Managers
• Construction Managers
• Architectural and Engineering Managers
• Natural Sciences Managers
• Logisticians

Also Known As

Design Project Management Specialist, Grant Assistant, Human Resources Project Manager (HR Project Manager), Implementation Project Manager, Implementations Management Specialist, Movie Project Management Specialist, Planning Development Specialist, Project Administrator, Project Communications Officer, Project Controller, Project Coordinator, Project Delivery Manager, Project Management Manager, Project Management Specialist, Project Management Technical Specialist.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 13-1082.00