As of June 2026, Information Technology Project Managers has an AI-exposure score of 72/100 (Very High exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Information Technology Project Managers
More exposed than 93% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$116,580. About 31,300 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects.
- Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
- Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
- Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
- Develop and manage work breakdown structure (WBS) of information technology projects.
- Identify need for initial or supplemental project resources.
- Develop and manage annual budgets for information technology projects.
- Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
- Assess current or future customer needs and priorities by communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods.
- Develop implementation plans that include analyses such as cost-benefit or return on investment (ROI).
- Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback.
- Establish and execute a project communication plan.
- Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
- Direct or coordinate activities of project personnel.
- Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans.
- Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs.
- Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
- Coordinate recruitment or selection of project personnel.
- Perform risk assessments to develop response strategies.
- Assign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel.
No augmentable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (100%).
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (100%).
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Information Technology Project Managers — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)
Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$116,580. More states are being added.