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Microsoft Project

Skill in demand · Lightcast

Microsoft Project is a specialized skill in the Lightcast Open Skills taxonomy — the vocabulary employers use to describe what work requires. It maps to 127 occupations that together employ about 39,719,170 workers, with a median wage of $79,640. Its reach across the occupation map is high. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 73rd percentile of AI task-exposure ( high) — a measure of how much the work overlaps with what AI can do, not of the skill's value. See where every skill sits.

This page is built from a crosswalk that maps each occupation's O*NET knowledge, skill, and ability requirements to the named Lightcast skill — it reflects which jobs require the skill, not a direct count of job postings. Employment and pay are BLS OEWS national figures for the occupations, not for the skill itself.

Occupations that need this skill

Occupations whose O*NET requirements map to Microsoft Project, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024).

Occupation Workers Median pay
Office Clerks, General 2,510,550 $43,630
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,737,820 $46,290
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,531,700 $48,620
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,455,770 $49,210
Accountants and Auditors 1,448,290 $81,680
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 1,266,860 $66,780
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 1,189,330 $66,260
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 1,187,460 $42,010
Business Continuity Planners 1,128,200 $81,270
Online Merchants 1,128,200 $81,270
Sustainability Specialists 1,128,200 $81,270
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1,113,160 $47,320
Project Management Specialists 1,006,160 $100,750
Human Resources Specialists 917,460 $72,910
Financial Managers 818,620 $161,700
Investment Fund Managers 818,620 $161,700
Treasurers and Controllers 818,620 $161,700
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 806,080 $78,690
Solar Energy Installation Managers 806,080 $78,690
Lawyers 747,750 $151,160
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 685,140 $71,190
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers 630,980 $136,550
Wind Energy Development Managers 630,980 $136,550
Wind Energy Operations Managers 630,980 $136,550
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 600,680 $78,300
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 472,770 $74,260
Document Management Specialists 439,380 $108,970
Billing and Posting Clerks 417,500 $47,170
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 397,770 $78,420
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 397,770 $78,420
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 385,000 $57,770
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 367,220 $61,010
Transportation Engineers 355,410 $99,590
Construction Managers 348,330 $106,980
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 342,350 $65,140
Financial and Investment Analysts 340,580 $101,350
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 296,640 $66,700
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 293,930 $100,070
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors 293,930 $100,070
Public Relations Specialists 280,590 $69,780
Personal Financial Advisors 270,480 $102,140
Administrative Services Managers 254,140 $108,390
Food Service Managers 244,230 $65,310
Logistics Engineers 235,640 $80,880
Hydroelectric Production Managers 234,380 $121,440
Industrial Production Managers 234,380 $121,440
Clinical Data Managers 233,440 $112,590
Cost Estimators 219,530 $77,070
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 219,010 $84,130
Human Resources Managers 215,520 $140,030
Supply Chain Managers 213,000 $102,010
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 213,000 $102,010
Chief Sustainability Officers 211,850 $206,420
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers 210,340 $167,740
Social and Community Service Managers 195,490 $78,240
Real Estate Sales Agents 190,600 $56,320
Medical Records Specialists 187,910 $50,250
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 176,950 $49,970
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 174,660 $47,520
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 156,300 $100,590
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that need Microsoft Project. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Administrative Services Managers First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Food Service Managers First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Hydroelectric Production Managers First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Paralegals and Legal Assistants Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Online Merchants Real Estate Sales Agents First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that need Microsoft Project, by AI task-overlap and median pay

How this skill maps to occupations

The O*NET attribute types that bridge to this Lightcast skill, and how many of the mapped occupations each accounts for.

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Datasets behind this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Microsoft Project." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/microsoft-project

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Microsoft Project. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/microsoft-project

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-microsoft-project,
  title  = {Microsoft Project},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/microsoft-project}
}

Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.