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Project Management Specialists in Virginia

Want to work as a Project Management Specialists in Virginia? 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 Virginia?

The project management specialists working in Virginia, wages run about $114,990 per year (or about $55.28/hour).Annual wages span from $66,660 at the 10th percentile to $175,660 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$66,660	$32.05
25th percentile	$84,410	$40.58
Median (50th)	$114,990	$55.28
75th percentile	$157,450	$75.70
90th percentile	$175,660	$84.45

The location quotient — a measure of how concentrated this occupation is in Virginia compared to the national average — is 1.77, indicating that project management specialists are more concentrated here 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 Virginia median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 70,422 project management specialists across the United States. In Virginia alone, around 46,960 people work in this role. That’s higher than the typical state, which employs around 9,240 project management specialists.

Top Virginia Metros for Project Management Specialists

The largest metro-area employers of project management specialists in Virginia.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	6,050	$102,300
Richmond, VA	5,630	$100,540
Charlottesville, VA	920	$96,930
Roanoke, VA	890	$82,540
Lynchburg, VA	620	$95,050
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	430	$87,250
Harrisonburg, VA	340	$82,770
Winchester, VA-WV	300	$94,970
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	180	$90,510

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

The highest-paying states for 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

Day-to-day, 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

Technologies frequently used: 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?

Programs that train for this career include:

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

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Related Careers

Related occupations 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