Project coordinator job description: template and real figures
A project coordinator supports project managers: tracks tasks, books meetings, updates plans and chases what is late. A template for hiring a project coordinator, with what employers in today’s 134 open postings for this work ask for and offer. Copy it, fill in the brackets, then post the job free.
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- Open postings today
- 134
- Experience asked, median
- 3 years
- Postings that state pay
- 29%
- Median advertised pay
- $90K
- Open to remote work
- 19%
Project coordinator [Company] · [City, or Remote and the countries it is open to] · [Full-time] About us [Two sentences: what the company does, for whom, and one number that shows where it is now.] About the role Our Project coordinator supports project managers: tracks tasks, books meetings, updates plans and chases what is late. You will report to [manager’s title] and work with [team]. What you will do - [The most important result of the first year, with a number] - [One more duty that is specific to this job] What we are looking for - [3]+ years of experience as a project coordinator - Experience with Jira - Experience with Excel - Experience with Agile - [One or two must-haves that are specific to this job] Pay and benefits - Pay range: $[lowest] – $[highest] a year, [plus equity or bonus if any] - Parental leave - Relocation support - Equity - [Paid time off, health cover and the rest of your benefits] How to apply [What to send, the interview steps and how long they take. Name the date you will reply by.]
What today’s project coordinator postings say
| Experience asked | Median 3 years; the middle half ask 2–5 years (73 postings name a number) |
|---|---|
| Pay advertised | $80K – $110K for the middle half; median $90K (36 postings with a yearly US-dollar range) |
| Skills named most | Jira (20%), Excel (16%), Agile (13%) |
| Benefits named most | Parental leave (17%), Relocation support (8%), Equity (4%) |
| Most common level | Senior (8% of postings) |
| Titles employers use | Project Coordinator, Project Scheduler, Construction Project Administrator, Construction Project Scheduler, Project Coordinator - On-Site, Strategic Project Associate |
Counted from the 134 open postings for this work on Nov 15, 2026, read from employers’ own careers pages. Recounted on every update.
Questions about hiring a project coordinator
- What should a project coordinator job description include?
- What the person will achieve in the first year, the duties, the must-have experience, the pay range and how the hiring steps work. For this work, today’s postings name Jira, Excel, Agile most often.
- Should a project coordinator job posting show the salary?
- Yes, if you can: 29% of today’s 134 open project coordinator postings here do. A range filters out people who would turn the offer down, and several US states and EU countries now require it.
- How many years of experience should I ask for?
- The median in today’s project coordinator postings is 3 years. Ask for what the work needs: every extra year you require shrinks the pool of applicants.
- What does a project coordinator do?
- A project coordinator supports project managers: tracks tasks, books meetings, updates plans and chases what is late. Postings for this work name Jira, Excel, Agile most often.
- Is a project coordinator an IT job?
- It sits in product and project management on Jobs Every Hour. Not in the narrow sense: it is its own field, though most postings here are at technology companies.
- Can I become a project coordinator with no experience?
- 3 of today’s 134 postings (2%) are junior roles or internships, and the median posting asks for 3 years. The steps, with today’s figures, are on the how-to-become page for this work.
- Can I learn project coordinator work in three months?
- Enough to start on the skills postings name first (Jira, Excel), and to build one or two projects to show; most employers still ask for a result you have delivered, so a first junior role or internship is the usual next step.
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