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Microsoft Project

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Microsoft Project is a hot technology software tool tracked in the Project management software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 201 occupations that together employ about 67,869,750 workers, with a median wage of $98,955. O*NET flags it as a hot technology — a skill frequently requested in job postings.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 74th percentile for AI task-exposure (High) — how much of what those jobs do overlaps with what today's AI can attempt. That measures the exposure of the work, not the value of the tool or any sign it is being replaced. See where every tool category sits →

Occupations that use this tool

Occupations whose O*NET technology profile lists Microsoft Project, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024) and describe the occupation, not an individual or the tool's own market.

Occupation Workers Median pay
General and Operations Managers 3,584,420 $102,950
Registered Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Office Clerks, General 2,510,550 $43,630
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,737,820 $46,290
Software Developers 1,654,440 $133,080
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,531,700 $48,620
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1,495,580 $66,140
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
Management Analysts 893,900 $101,190
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 861,140 $76,950
Search Marketing Strategists 861,140 $76,950
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
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 685,140 $71,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers 645,970 $171,200
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers 630,980 $136,550
Compliance Managers 630,980 $136,550
Loss Prevention Managers 630,980 $136,550
Regulatory Affairs Managers 630,980 $136,550
Wind Energy Development Managers 630,980 $136,550
Wind Energy Operations Managers 630,980 $136,550
Sales Managers 603,710 $138,060
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 600,680 $78,300
Medical and Health Services Managers 565,840 $117,960
Computer Systems Analysts 497,800 $103,790
Health Informatics Specialists 497,800 $103,790
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 472,770 $74,260
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 439,380 $108,970
Document Management Specialists 439,380 $108,970
Information Technology Project Managers 439,380 $108,970
Web Administrators 439,380 $108,970
Training and Development Specialists 436,610 $65,850
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
Marketing Managers 384,980 $161,030
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 367,220 $61,010
Civil Engineers 355,410 $99,590
Transportation Engineers 355,410 $99,590
Water/Wastewater Engineers 355,410 $99,590
Industrial Engineers 350,230 $101,140
Manufacturing Engineers 350,230 $101,140
Validation Engineers 350,230 $101,140
Construction Managers 348,330 $106,980
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 use 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 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Registered Nurses First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Paralegals and Legal Assistants First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers General and Operations Managers Loss Prevention Managers Medical and Health Services Managers Civil Engineers Online Merchants Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Microsoft Project, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

Other software in the Project management software category.

Sources for 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.

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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/software/microsoft-project

APA

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

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