Information Technology Project Managers

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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Risk & user votes

Calculated automation risk

20% (Minimal Risk)

Minimal Risk (0-20%): This occupation appears difficult to replace end-to-end with current or near-future automation, including AI software and robotics. Roles in this range usually depend on human judgement, creativity, care, leadership, specialist expertise, or adapting to messy real-world situations. AI and machines may still change parts of the work, but the occupation is likely to remain a distinct human role.

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Human strengths important in this job

These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.

Coordinating others’ work

Very important
Why this matters
Bringing people together, assigning tasks, and keeping a group aligned so work gets done.
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Decision-making and problem solving

Very important
Why this matters
Analyze information, weigh tradeoffs, and choose the best solution—especially when situations are ambiguous, high-stakes, or have real-world consequences.
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Developing objectives and strategies

Very important
Why this matters
Sets long-term goals and chooses strategies and actions to reach them, weighing tradeoffs and adapting plans as conditions change.
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Communicating with people outside the organization

Very important
Why this matters
Represents the organization to customers, the public, or government—handling questions, concerns, and relationship-building through conversations, writing, calls, or email.
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Assisting and caring for others

Quite important
Why this matters
Provide hands-on help, emotional support, or personal care to people—work that depends on empathy, trust, and responding to individual needs in the moment.
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Thinking creatively

Quite important
Why this matters
Coming up with original ideas and designs—creating new concepts, products, systems, or artistic work. This kind of open-ended invention and taste-based judgment is harder to automate end-to-end than routine, rule-based tasks.
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Social perceptiveness

Quite important
Why this matters
Noticing others’ emotions and reactions in the moment and adjusting what you say or do based on why they’re responding that way.
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Negotiation

Quite important
Why this matters
Bringing people together to reconcile differences, trade off priorities, and reach agreements—work that depends on trust, persuasion, and reading the situation.
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Coaching and developing others

Quite important
Why this matters
Helps people learn and improve through coaching, mentoring, and feedback. This relies on trust, motivation, and adapting guidance to each person—work that’s hard to replace end-to-end with automation.
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Active learning

Quite important
Why this matters
Keeps learning from new information and applying it to make better decisions now and in the future, especially when situations change.
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What users think

Based on 450 votes

55% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, employees may be able to find reassurance in the automated risk level we have generated, which shows 20% chance of automation.

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What is the likelihood that Information Technology Project Managers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

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Pay & outlook

Wages

Very high paid relative to other professions

In 2024, the median annual wage for Computer Occupations, All Other was $108,970 ($52 per hour).

The median annual wage for Computer Occupations, All Other was 120.1% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Computer Occupations, All Other' job openings is expected to rise 8.2% by 2034

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 439,380 people employed as 'Computer Occupations, All Other' within the United States.

This represents around 0.28% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 350 people are employed as 'Computer Occupations, All Other'.

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What people are saying (11)

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Kai (Uncertain)
12 Mar 2026 12:28
There will certainly be even greater opportunities to benefit from AI in project preparation and monitoring in the future. However, as soon as people need to be persuaded, conflicts resolved, and improvisation required, I believe the potential applications are rather limited.
SW LIM (Moderate)
01 Dec 2025 03:16
With AI evolving and gets better through learnings, there may be a higher chance the "emo" / "social" aspects being replaced.
Leslie Schwartz (Moderate)
29 Jul 2025 20:52
I believe enterprise applications which IT technical project managers use will be significantly enhanced by AI, by process automation, and by significantly enhanced back end data bases. This will make the role much more productive, but the human element of managing projects and producing results with teams of people is still a human relations centric skill, requiring emotional intelligence that AI based expert systems can emulate but which will also have a frequent liability for making very consequential and costly mistakes without experienced human guidance.
Jim
02 Jul 2024 16:37
Project assistant/admin roles may be at risk, but A.I isn't going to be able to replicate the soft skills required for this role soon.
This is one of the jobs where A.I is, at least for the short to mid term, an asset not a threat - taking the tedious minutae of minute taking, summarising and requirement gathering leaving the manager free to communicate, plan and develop talent within their teams.
AI
24 May 2024 17:35
Webex Just released an AI assistant. It will transcribe meetings, take highlights etc. It is early days but seems scary for PM's.
Derek P.
24 Jul 2024 17:06
While I agree that taking minutes is usually something PMs do, it is only because we are often going to do it anyway to make sure responsible stakeholders have the information they need or to document decisions made. A tool which makes that easier is not a threat to me. It just means I don't have to spend as much time physically doing it. I don't trust AI any more than I do the dictate function on MS Word. And even when I do get to the point that I trust it like I would someone I delegate the task to, it's still just a tool.
Keith B (Low)
08 May 2023 15:25
Too many variables; situation is dynamic and people-driven
Samantha (No chance)
02 May 2023 17:51
There's too many human based elements involved in this position. This includes negotiating, relationship building and maintenance, team coordination, and problem solving/conflict resolution between humans.
Brad (No chance)
01 Nov 2022 05:54
Automation that accounts for every situation within project management is on par with fully sentient AI. Absolutely no chance within the next 10-20 years.
Verónica (No chance)
20 Sep 2022 04:37
Because it's a personal job, I have 1:1 meetings where empathy, caring, negotiation, and motivation are needed. These soft skills cannot be automated.

Manual work can be automated, but tasks related to personal relationships, psychology at work, and feelings cannot be automated.
James (No chance)
11 Jan 2022 15:06
AI will certainly eliminate some duties that Project Managers perform today. It may even eliminate the need for lower-level Project Managers, as simple projects may be automated. However, for complex projects that require human involvement, a Project Manager must manage not only the tasks of the project, but also the human emotions involved.

I believe AI will perform the simple, repetitive tasks for Project Managers, making them more effective. But the need for human Project Managers will remain for at least two decades.
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Job description

Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage. Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.

O*NET-SOC code: 15-1299.09