Earning Power

United States—All Respondents
Mean Number of Vacation Days by Position Description
After 1 year After 10 years
n= Mean n= Mean
Total 9,174 14.2 8,863 21.0
Director of project management office (PMO) 594 15.1 584 22.2
Portfolio manager 676 14.7 672 21.6
Program manager 2,341 14.4 2,303 21.1
Project manager III 2,519 14.1 2,431 20.6
Project manager II 1,392 14.0 1,314 21.0
Project manager I 739 14.1 691 21.2
Project management specialist 350 14.0 332 21.1
Project management consultant 563 13.5 536 19.3
Pension Plans Offered by Position Description
Defined benefit
plans
Defined
contribution plans
Other pension
plans
n= Percent n= Percent n= Percent
Total 2,957 31% 7,071 74% 483 5%
Director of project management office
(PMO) 208 34% 451 73% 28 5%
Portfolio manager 236 34% 520 75% 44 6%
Program manager
767 31% 1,865 76% 123 5%
Project manager III 804 31% 1,956 75% 133 5%
Project manager II 446 31% 1,083 75% 69 5%
Project manager I 223 29% 530 69% 47 6%
Project management specialist 117 32% 273 74% 15 4%
Project management consultant 156 27% 393 67% 24 4%
Mean Hours Worked by Position Description
Hours expected Actual hours
worked
n= Mean n= Mean
Total 9,570 40.0 9,580 47.0
Director of project management office (PMO) 615 39.9 614 49.3
Portfolio manager 700 40.2 701 49.1
Program manager 2,454 40.1 2,455 47.9
Project manager III 2,626 40.0 2,634 46.5
Project manager II 1,445 40.1 1,443 46.1
Project manager I 774 40.2 773 45.2
Project management specialist 373 40.0 372 44.8
Project management consultant 583 39.7 588 46.1
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