Project Management Specialists
96% skill match · $102,320
First step
- A certification can help.
- On-the-job training: over 3 months, up to and including 6 months.
Is this right for you?
- Tight deadlines are common
Jobs for Former Information Technology Project Managers
Information Technology Project Managers build coordination, time management and management of personnel resources skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Project Management Specialists (96%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Skills you enjoy
Pick the skills you want to keep using. The list re-ranks.Sorted by skill match.
25 careers that use your skills
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Management Specialists | 96% | $102,320 | — | None |
| 2 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 93% | $175,140 | — | None |
| 3 | Management Analysts | 90% | $101,860 | — | None |
| 4 | General and Operations Managers | 89% | $105,770 | — | None |
| 5 | Business Continuity Planners | 86% | $83,050Pay for the broader BLS group “Business Operations Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 6 | Purchasing Managers | 83% | $148,080 | — | None |
| 7 | Administrative Services Managers | 81% | $114,130 | — | None |
| 8 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 80% | $69,500 | — | None |
| 9 | Financial Managers | 80% | $166,570 | — | None |
| 10 | Medical and Health Services Managers | 80% | $123,860 | — | None |
- 96%
- Median pay
- $102,320
- Pay change
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Extra educationNone - 93%
- Median pay
- $175,140
- Pay change
- —
Extra educationNone - 90%
- Median pay
- $101,860
- Pay change
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Extra educationNone - 89%
- Median pay
- $105,770
- Pay change
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Extra educationNone - 86%
- Median pay
- $83,050
- Pay change
- Not compared
Extra educationNone - 83%
- Median pay
- $148,080
- Pay change
- —
Extra educationNone - 81%
- Median pay
- $114,130
- Pay change
- —
Extra educationNone - 80%
- Median pay
- $69,500
- Pay change
- —
Extra educationNone - 80%
- Median pay
- $166,570
- Pay change
- —
Extra educationNone - 80%
- Median pay
- $123,860
- Pay change
- —
Extra educationNone
Compared with Information Technology Project Managers, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
Your transferable skills
How important each skill is in work as information technology project managers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
Coordination4.00
Time Management4.00
Management of Personnel Resources3.88
Systems Analysis3.75
Judgment and Decision Making3.62
Systems Evaluation3.50
Skills to learn
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
- Operations Analysis
- Persuasion
- Social Perceptiveness
- Operation and Control
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Your top 3 moves, up close
A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
Computer and Information Systems Managers
93% skill match · $175,140
First step
- Most common education: Bachelor's Degree (48% of workers).
- On-the-job training: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year.
Skills to add
Troubleshooting · Operation and Control · Equipment Selection
Is this right for you?
- Mistakes can have serious consequences
Management Analysts
90% skill match · $101,860
First step
- Most common education: Bachelor's Degree (57% of workers).
- A certification can help.
- On-the-job training: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year.
Skills to add
Complex Problem Solving · Operations Analysis · Social Perceptiveness
Is this right for you?
- Tight deadlines are common
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Questions former information technology project managers ask
What jobs can former information technology project managers do?
The closest matches are Project Management Specialists (96% skill match, median $102,320), Computer and Information Systems Managers (93% skill match, median $175,140) and Management Analysts (90% skill match, median $101,860), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Which information technology project manager career changes pay more?
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than information technology project managers at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
Do former information technology project managers need another degree?
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
How is the skill match calculated?
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.