Mid-Level

Information Support Project Manager

Running technology projects that involve information systems, applications, or infrastructure, you own scope, schedule, budget, and stakeholder coordination through implementation — often working between vendors, internal IT, and business sponsors.

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Conventionalorganizing, detail-oriented
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Information Support Project Manager

Most weeks tend to involve project planning, status reporting, vendor management, and stakeholder coordination — running standups, chasing dependencies, prepping steering committee updates, mediating between the business and the implementation partner. You're often the person who keeps the calendar honest when everyone else is on their own clock. Milestone delivery, budget variance, and stakeholder satisfaction are the visible measures.

What's harder than people expect is the political coordination — IT projects affect multiple departments, each with different priorities, and PMs are often the only person mapping all the moving parts. Variance across employers is wide: at consulting firms project work is billable and methodologically tight; at internal IT shops it's embedded in operational chaos.

People who tend to thrive here are organized, calm under exec attention, and fluent in both technical and business language. PMP, PRINCE2, or PMI-ACP credentials anchor seniority. The trade-off is constant context-switching across projects and stakeholders, and the fundamental responsibility-without-authority of the PM seat.

Working ConditionsAbove avg
AchievementAbove avg
IndependenceAbove avg
RecognitionAbove avg
SupportModerate
RelationshipsLower
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Career Paths

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

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
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1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Information Support Project Managers (SOC 11-3021.00, 15-1299.09), 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.

$53K–$208K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
1.1M
U.S. Employment
+11.7%
10yr Growth
87K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$74K$71K$68K$65K$62K201920202021202220232024$62K$74K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Critical ThinkingCritical ThinkingActive ListeningActive ListeningCoordinationReading ComprehensionWritingReading ComprehensionTime ManagementManagement of Personnel Resources
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