8) Can recent college graduates expect to be project managers right away? What is a typical career path for a project manager? Using the internet, research the average salary of a PM in South Florida. Is this for an experienced project manager? Which sites (URL) did you use to find average salaries?

1)      Can recent college graduates expect to be project managers right away? What is a typical career path for a project manager?  Using the internet, research the average salary of a PM in South Florida.  Is this for an experienced project manager?  Which sites (URL) did you use to find average salaries?

    Recent college graduates are unlikely to be a project manager right away although a degree in Project Management and/or a PMI certification would make it more possible.  Generally a candidate does not have  possess the experience and confidence required to start as a project manager.  There are so many skills that a project manager needs to have that job and life experience which can only be gained over time and are very important to the role. 

     A typical career path for a project manager would be to start out in another position either on the business side or on the technical side and then move into a project management role.  After that, it would be possible to move into a Senior Project Manager position, and then possibly into a position as a Program Manager.

     The average salary for an entry level position as a Project Manager or Project Manager 1 in South Florida is $61,518 according to Salary.com.  The higher range for this position is $80,713. The average salary for an IT Project Manager I in South Florida is $72,913.  The average salary for IT Project Manager II is $87,541 and the higher range is $106,410.   A few positions listed on Indeed.com seem to support that salaries are in this ball park.

 

1.        Indeed.com http://www.indeed.com

2.        Salary.com http://www.salary.com