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Job outlook for grant managers in the United States
Grant manager job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected grant manager job growth rate is 12% from 2018-2028.
About 20,400 new jobs for grant managers are projected over the next decade.
Grant manager salaries have increased 8% for grant managers in the last 5 years.
There are over 4,541 grant managers currently employed in the United States.
There are 7,726 active grant manager job openings in the US.
The average grant manager salary is $60,692.
Are grant manager jobs in demand?
Grant manager job and salary trends over time
Grant manager jobs over time
Grant manager job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4,541 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 4,605 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 4,719 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 4,618 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 4,500 | 0.00% |
Average grant manager salary over time
Grant manager salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $60,692 | $29.18 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | $58,555 | $28.15 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | $56,960 | $27.38 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | $55,896 | $26.87 | --0.9% |
| 2022 | $56,401 | $27.12 | +1.8% |
Grant manager jobs by state
Most common states for grant managers
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 62 | 9% |
| 2 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 189 | 2% |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 162 | 2% |
| 4 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 135 | 2% |
| 5 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 20 | 2% |
| 6 | Alaska | 739,795 | 16 | 2% |
| 7 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 16 | 2% |
| 8 | New York | 19,849,399 | 220 | 1% |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 180 | 1% |
| 10 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 148 | 1% |
| 11 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 95 | 1% |
| 12 | New Jersey | 9,005,644 | 82 | 1% |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 5,795,483 | 68 | 1% |
| 14 | Michigan | 9,962,311 | 61 | 1% |
| 15 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 53 | 1% |
| 16 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 48 | 1% |
| 17 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 42 | 1% |
| 18 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 24 | 1% |
| 19 | West Virginia | 1,815,857 | 17 | 1% |
| 20 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 7 | 1% |
Most common cities for grant managers
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge | 9 | 8% | $68,444 |
| 2 | Fairbanks | 2 | 6% | $53,589 |
| 3 | Annapolis | 1 | 3% | $57,012 |
| 4 | Hartford | 3 | 2% | $57,915 |
| 5 | Little Rock | 3 | 2% | $51,815 |
| 6 | Tallahassee | 3 | 2% | $54,309 |
| 7 | Springfield | 2 | 2% | $59,284 |
| 8 | Boston | 5 | 1% | $68,496 |
| 9 | Sacramento | 3 | 1% | $63,334 |
| 10 | Aurora | 2 | 1% | $58,177 |
| 11 | Los Angeles | 5 | 0% | $61,899 |
| 12 | Phoenix | 5 | 0% | $60,537 |
| 13 | San Francisco | 3 | 0% | $63,711 |
| 14 | Houston | 2 | 0% | $52,888 |
| 15 | San Diego | 2 | 0% | $61,302 |
| 16 | Seattle | 2 | 0% | $61,161 |
| 17 | Atlanta | 1 | 0% | $60,337 |
| 18 | Baltimore | 1 | 0% | $57,073 |
Grant Manager job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of grant manager experts
Purdue University
Midland University
University of West Georgia
Boston University
Utah Valley University
Nicholls State University
High Point University
Iona College
How have salaries changed over time for Grant Managers?
Alice Johnson: As the Indiana legislature continues to disregard public schools and divert educational resources to private and public charter schools, teacher pay has stayed stagnant over the past 10 years in Indiana with the expectation for the pay gap between other states and careers to widen even further over the next several years.
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Grant Manager job market given the pandemic?
Dr. George Conrad: In education the pandemic has created two major trends, since last March.
The use of technology to provide effective lessons for students through virtual classes has been a challenge for teachers. One issue is in the technology itself. Teachers most often must rely on their own computers and notebooks along with their own home internet networks to deliver instruction. This issue is coupled with the availability of the internet and with computers and notebooks available to students.
Even if the technology is provided, teachers must find ways to engage students with meaning full lessons and ways to assess student learning. To gage learning and to monitor and adjust student engagement takes far more planning.
Finally, teacher training institutions need to help future teachers with understanding and applying new uses for technology based instruction. This can be difficult as different districts adopt different types of delivery systems.The good news for future teacher graduates is that, if they are willing and comfortable to master technology skills along with content knowledge, more and more teaching positions will be available.
Most all states have a teacher retirement system and retirement amounts increase with the number of years of service. In my experience, most practicing teachers teach beyond the minimum years needed to "retire." As a result of the pandemic, and the fear of contracting Covid, more and more teachers that I have contact with are looking seriously at retiring sooner than originally planned. This may change with the use of vaccines, but, again, this is good news for future teacher graduates. I predict that more and more teachers will be retiring and providing more an more positions available to new graduates.
What skills stand out on Grant Manager resumes?
Dr. George Conrad: In my past experience as an HR administrator and superintendent, skills tend to be measured by experiences. If a new graduate can demonstrate that they have had a number of experiences with children in AND outside the classroom, they will appear to be a stronger candidate. Endorsements are also important. For example, when working with candidates who are seeking an endorsement in elementary education, I encourage them to also consider supplemental endorsements in areas such as special education, early childhood, or English a second language. This makes them more marketable.
While difficult to reflect on a resume, finding ways to illustrate their dispositions is also important. Teaching is far more than skills. How does a candidate show that they have empathy or a desire to make a difference in their students' lives? Many school districts in Nebraska are familiar with the use of Gallup's CliftonStrengths (the new term for StrengthFinder). As a result, candidates who can provide their 5 top strengths on a resume, draws additional attention.
Are there any particularly good places in the United States for Grant Managers to find work opportunities?
Dr. George Conrad: As the population of teachers begin to age, more and more positions are becoming available. As we continue to see population growth in Southwestern States, teaching positions will continue to grow.
The real answer for future candidates is their willingness to teacher high large metropolitan cities and rural communities. Most large cities are surrounded with suburban school districts. With the movement to a suburban live style, more and more cities deal with student populations of color and with more than average poverty. If a candidate is willing to consider this challenge, they can find highly rewarding careers. This is especially true for candidates of color.
On the other side of the population movement, more and more rural areas are seeing a reduction in students and also seeing a reduction in the number of new teachers interested in moving to small communities to begin their career. As a result, candidates interested in work in "small town" American can find rewarding opportunities to build relationships with students and families (I started my career in a 3-room country school in the 70's and I originally came from outside Chicago).
Dr. Robyn Huss
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Initial Teacher Certification ProgramsUniversity of West Georgia
Department of Early Childhood Through Secondary Education
What will help Grant Managers increase their earning potential?
Dr. Robyn Huss: Public school teachers in Georgia, as in many states, are paid on a set salary schedule determined by their years of teaching experience and their highest degree achievement. Earning a graduate degree at the next level is the quickest route to a pay raise, which in turn increases their retirement benefits.
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Grant Manager job market given the pandemic?
V. Scott Solberg Ph.D.: The single biggest trend in the job market, whether related to education or otherwise, is that today's adults must understand in order to be competitive within a 4th industrialized world of work, they must be ready to describe their deep human skills (i.e., advanced social emotional learning skills) and technical skills as well as explain how these skills transfer in supporting the needs and expectations of the company and occupations to which they are applying. Today's adults must also be ready to describe how they are managing their continued professional development so they can keep up with the latest advancements in technology so that they can do their work in an efficient and high-quality manner. What this means is that employers are looking for the skills that cannot be replaced by robots or AI - they need individuals who understand the unique person qualities and technical skills and talent that will add value to team projects. Career management skills include being able to acquire the deep human person qualities and technical skills that align to specific occupation sectors.
Educators must be able to work with media and graphic design, work in teams to create learning programs that are designed around meaningful and research-based learning objectives, and connect with their students using strong social emotional learning skills (SEL) as well as facilitate students in developing their own SEL skills. And, educators need to recognize that there are hundreds of occupations within and outside of education that align to their key skills which include active listening, active learning, critical thinking, monitoring, public speaking, writing, complex problem solving, management of personnel, time management, coordination and collaboration with others, instructing, persuasion, service orientation and social perceptiveness. These skills are a few of the many listed in ONETonline.org's advanced skills list which lists over 450 occupations that one can grow into by acquiring key technical skills, certification, and/or advanced degrees.
What certifications/licenses/courses can have the biggest impact for Grant Managers?
V. Scott Solberg Ph.D.: The information and computer technology and health sciences sectors are two promising future employment arenas to consider. Within information and computer technology, data science skills are in high demand. For both information and computer technology and health sciences there are a range of certifications one can receive from a two-year postsecondary institution that lead to high wage occupations. The new byword is "stackable credentials" whereby one adds more than one credential that results in a wider range of occupational opportunities as well as the ability to move up in pay within a given sector.
Michael Hollister
Assistant Professor, M.C.A., CFI/IUtah Valley University
UVU School of Aviation Sciences
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Grant Managers?
Michael Hollister: It is difficult to predict whether or not there will be an "enduring impact," since we are still enduring the challenges presented by this pandemic. While the aviation industry routinely experiences financial turbulence, an industry that usually is the first to feel the effects of a declining economy, and the last to feel the effects of a good one, it generally seems to find a way to recover and continue, though never without some sort of casualty in the form of an airline or other related business. Aviation, and particularly the airline segment (to include cargo airlines) are the life-blood of our modern world, and the mass-transit of the twenty-first century. There is no other form of transportation that can do what the airplane can do, and from this standpoint, it is an indispensable asset. Even in the midst of economic turmoil, industry giants like Boeing are forecasting an increase in demand across multiple aerospace disciplines through 2039. When it comes to our graduates, while nothing is ever a sure thing, the industry has historically proven itself to be resilient.
Dr. Cynthia Vavasseur
Associate Professor of Education, Professor of ED, Program Chair Ed-tech LeadershipNicholls State University
Teacher Education Department
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Grant Manager job market given the pandemic?
Dr. Cynthia Vavasseur: By far, the biggest trend in the job market of educational leadership will be how technology can drive instruction, innovation and student success. Before the pandemic, educational technology was a hot topic. In the last year, the need for educational technology professionals at both the K12 and Higher Education level have been highlighted.
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Grant Manager job market given the pandemic?
Dr. Amy Holcombe Ph.D.: Across the nation, the stressors of the pandemic have tipped the proverbial scales in favor of retirement for many principals, superintendents and education leaders. This exodus has created numerous opportunities for newly graduated education leaders to take on the challenges of educating our youth in the midst of global disruption caused not only by the pandemic but politics and social justice movements. New leaders will be faced with challenges unimagined by their predecessors-- massive new teacher shortages, flight from public schools to smaller, private and charter schools, an undeniable opportunity and resource gap between students of difference races and socio-economic status, and achieving racial equity.
What Grant Manager skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Dr. Malissa Scheuring Leipold: If a graduate needs to take a gap year, I would recommend that they keep their footing in the education field in some manner. Whether this is training in educational platforms, like Google Classroom or IXL which have become very popular among PK-12 schooling, this will enhance the skills which are now required in most classrooms today since the current climate dictates whether schooling may be in-person one day and remote another. Such classes/workshops are offered through colleges and universities, such as Iona, as well as through professional educator groups, such as Kappa Delta Pi, which is an international honor society in education. Also, every curricular area has professional memberships for teachers, and they consistently offer refresher workshops which keep teachers abreast of the latest in their field. Employers want to know that their teacher candidates and teachers take the initiative to be lifelong learners and model continuous best practice.