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Salary potential

In the United States, a project manager makes $78,000 on average.

With 5 years of experience, you can earn $80,000.

Skills you already have that are relevant to a career in Project Management

Suggested career path

People with backgrounds similar to yours can earn an 
Asana Project Management Certificate and then get a project coordinator role at top companies within three (3) months of program completion. From there, you can typically get a project management role within one (1) year. Project management skills are also applicable to other types of roles in the nonprofit, education, healthcare, IT, property management, operations, and logistics sectors.

Other common pathways into Project Management

You can transition from many types of roles into project management. If you start as a project coordinator, you might be promoted to a project manager role. Associate product managers, digital marketing associates, and teachers have all transitioned to roles in project management.

This job will be the right fit for you if you are:

• Goal-oriented
• Adaptable
• Organized
• A problem solver
• A strong communicator

Top 20 companies hiring Project Managers in 2022

What do you actually do as a Project Manager

If you’re new to the field, you will begin your career as a project coordinator or project manager. Your day-to-day responsibilities will vary depending on the industry you work in but may include the following:

Gathering requirements, deliverables, and timeframes from stakeholders.

You schedule a meeting with stakeholders to collect information to create a project plan.

Developing spreadsheets, diagrams, and process maps to document needs.

You assist your manager in developing the project plan for the team to execute.

Collecting, managing, and supporting the project team as needed.

You maintain the Asana project platform for your team.

Communicating project plans, updates, and results to stakeholders and other groups to ensure alignment and proper execution.

You follow up daily with team members to make sure they are meeting key milestones.

Day-to-Day tasks as a Project Manager

Other tools used by a Project Manager

• Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets
• Google Suite
• Asana
• Agile

Other jobs that use Project Managers

• IT Project Manager
• Program Manager
• Operations Manager
• Healthcare Coordinator
• Business Analyst
• Project Coordinator
• Associate Product Manager

Projected demand for Project Management professionals

Source: Burning Glass | Labor Insights

Project Management is an in-demand digital skill

Digital Skills are “a range of abilities to use digital devices, communication applications, and networks to access and manage information.” In essence, these skills help us communicate better, solve problems more effectively, create and share content or improve our productivity. These skills range from basic entry-level skills you need to be able to use devices (computers, mobile devices, etc) and online applications to more advanced skills that allow users to use new technologies to empower and transform. Advanced digital skills can allow companies to gain valuable insights which leads to building better products and services; transform internal processes, improve workflows, better communicate (internally and externally), or even forecast growth.

Some examples of basic digital skills include:

• Email and chat
• Using social media platforms
• Entering data
• Computer literacy
• Word processing
• Web-based research

More comprehensive skills that may require training, include:

• Digital marketing and content creation
• Customer relationship management 
(CRM) platform maintenance.
• Programming, web and app development
• Digital design and data visualization
• Digital business analysis
• User experience design
• Data Management
• Digital project management
• Data science

Why are digital skills needed

Technology touches every aspect of our lives, especially the way we work. For decades technology advanced faster than the workforce skills creating the digital skills gap. The pandemic accelerated digital transformation at an unprecedented rate and further increased the demand for digital skills. Every industry incorporates technology, from doctors using telehealth apps to ordering food through delivery apps. Companies are seeking digitally literate employees to use the technologies they adopt to thrive and survive in the modern economy.

By 2030, 80 percent of jobs will require digital skills, and 40 percent of today’s jobs require them, making them critical to the future of business and the workforce. Learning how to work with technology in a more meaningful way, such as using a CRM software like Salesforce, is extremely valuable to a business looking to improve its customer management relationship and better understand clients’ needs.

While the task of learning a new advanced technology may seem daunting, it can open many doors and help future-proof your career. At Pathstream, we believe that “every individual should have access to the digital skills needed to succeed in the modern economy.” We partner with leading tech companies to build and deliver digital skills career programs for people of all backgrounds who want to advance their careers.

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