Project Management Specialists
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.
1,066,670 people do this job in the US. $102,320 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
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Anthropic's data does not cover this job.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 33%. Today's estimate: 45%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 20 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communicate with key stakeholders to determine project requirements and objectives.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 17% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Plan, schedule, or coordinate project activities to meet deadlines.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 12% | 2.5 h1.3 h to 1 work day | 51%Half by now | |
| Develop or update project plans including information such as objectives, technologies, schedules, funding, and staffing.Done more than yearly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 12% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Identify project needs such as resources, staff, or finances by reviewing project objectives and schedules.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 8% | 2.5 h50 min to 5 h | 55%Half by now | |
| Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 8% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Request and review project updates to ensure deadlines are met.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 5% | 50 min17 min to 2.5 h | 87%Half by now | |
| Schedule or facilitate project meetings.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Produce and distribute project documents.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | 77%Half by now | |
| Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 3.3 h1.3 h to 1.3 work days | 32%Half by Jan 2027 | |
| Create project status presentations for delivery to customers or project personnel.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Assign duties or responsibilities to project personnel.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 50 min17 min to 2.5 h | 87%Half by now | |
| Report project status, such as budget, resources, technical issues, or customer satisfaction, to managers.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 1.7 h38 min to 4.2 h | 72%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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