Start Your Project Manager Career

You can become a project manager without experience by developing your project management skills and looking for entry-level project management positions. You might start by taking on project management-oriented tasks at your current workplace. If you want to learn the basics, consider an online course like the Google Project Management: Professional Certificate.‎ ‎

Not necessarily. A project management degree might make the road to managerial positions a little quicker, qualify you for more jobs, and provide a structured way for you to learn about this career path or the industry you want to be in. But there are plenty of project managers that do not have degrees in project management or other fields. Having the actual skills and experience to show you can do the job may matter just as much, or sometimes even more, in project management positions.

Read more: Do I Need a Project Management Degree? ‎

美国劳工统计局 (BLS)* 报告称，截至 2024 年，美国项目管理专业人员的中位数工资为 100,750 美元，其中收入最低的 10% 的人的中位数工资为 59,830 美元，收入最高的 10% 的人的中位数工资为 165,790 美元。

*美国劳工统计局。"职业就业和工资统计，https://data.bls.gov/oes/#/industry/000000。" Accessibility September 18, 2025.‎