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Careers›Roles›Digital Solutions Manager
Mid-Level

Digital Solutions Manager

How a business uses technology to solve real problems is your charge: leading digital projects from idea to rollout, across business and technical teams. Where strategy, delivery, and people meet.

Career Level
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Work Personality
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Investigativeanalytical, curious
Conventionalorganizing, detail-oriented
Based on Holland Code framework
Industries that often hire Digital Solutions Managers
Professional Services · 46%Government · 28%Technology & Information · 11%Education · 6%Manufacturing · 4%Wholesale & Distribution · 2%
Job markets for Digital Solutions Managers
Employment concentration · ~70 areas
Based on employment in related occupations
Mapped SOC categories:
Technology
BLS Occupational Employment Statistics
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Digital Solutions Manager

The work blends planning, coordinating teams and vendors, managing stakeholders, and steering projects to delivery. You sit between business and technical worlds, translating constantly, and much of the job is removing blockers and managing expectations. Meetings and tracking fill the day.

What surprises people is being accountable for outcomes you don't fully control. Scope creep and shifting priorities are perennial, technology choices carry risk, and delivering on time and budget squeezes you. Scope and culture vary widely by organization.

It tends to fit someone organized, calm, and good with both people and systems. If you want hands-on building or hate meetings, the role may not suit. But if you like orchestrating complex work and seeing it ship, the work tends to be rewarding, project after project.

What people in this role value
AchievementAbove avg
Working ConditionsAbove avg
RecognitionAbove avg
IndependenceAbove avg
SupportModerate
RelationshipsLower
O*NET Work Values survey
✦ Editorial — written by Truest from industry research and career patterns
Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

Earning potential across this track
$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
Technology & Information$112K+9%
Professional Services$101K-2%
Energy & Utilities$88K-15%
Wholesale & Distribution$85K-17%
Government$80K-22%
Compared to Technology average across all industries
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Digital Solutions Managers (SOC 15-1221.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$81K–$232K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
38K
U.S. Employment
+19.7%
10yr Growth
3K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$80K$77K$74K$71K$68K201920202021202220232024$68K$80K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Complex Problem SolvingCritical ThinkingJudgment and Decision MakingSystems AnalysisReading ComprehensionActive ListeningSystems EvaluationProgrammingActive LearningSpeaking
O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mapped SOC Codes
15-1221.00

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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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