Earning Power

Japan—All Respondents
Mean Number of Vacation Days by Position Description
After 1 year After 10 years
n= Mean n= Mean
Total 342 17.9 313 24.2
Director of project management office (PMO) 15 16.7 14 22.0
Portfolio manager 10 11.0 10 17.5
Program manager 42 17.9 38 25.7
Project manager III 41 19.4 39 26.3
Project manager II 79 16.9 73 23.8
Project manager I 96 17.6 84 24.0
Project management specialist 41 19.7 37 22.5
Project management consultant 18 21.4 18 28.1
Pension Plans Offered by Position Description
Defined benefit
plans
Defined
contribution plans
Other pension
plans
n= Percent n= Percent n= Percent
Total 155 43% 158 44% 33 9%
Director of project management office
(PMO) 4 22% 9 50% 1 6%
Portfolio manager 3 30% 4 40% 1 10%
Program manager
18 43% 20 48% 5 12%
Project manager III 21 50% 20 48% 4 10%
Project manager II 45 54% 34 41% 8 10%
Project manager I 41 38% 54 50% 5 5%
Project management specialist 16 39% 13 32% 7 17%
Project management consultant 7 37% 4 21% 2 11%
Mean Hours Worked by Position Description
Hours expected Actual hours
worked
n= Mean n= Mean
Total 367 39.5 368 48.6
Director of project management office (PMO) 16 39.6 17 45.3
Portfolio manager 10 39.3 10 48.0
Program manager 42 38.9 42 50.3
Project manager III 43 40.6 43 49.8
Project manager II 84 39.8 84 49.3
Project manager I 109 39.2 108 48.2
Project management specialist 44 39.7 45 47.4
Project management consultant 19 38.9 19 48.6
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