Houston, TX · United States· Tier 1 Hub

Certification Training in Houston

Houston runs the highest concentration of capex-driven program work in North America. Supermajors, NASA, the Texas Medical Center, and Gulf-Coast EPC contractors all treat PMP as the senior-delivery default. No state income tax amplifies the certified-PM uplift.

Course fee from $1,499Post-cert salary uplift +42%Local phone +1-408-444-7579Timezone America/Chicago

Greater Houston posts 5,800+ PMP-tagged roles per quarter. Certified PMs see a 40-46% median uplift, and Texas's zero state income tax converts that into the highest US take-home premium outside the energy and oilfield-services sector.

Live Online

Instructor-led cohorts on Zoom / MS Teams, weekend and weekday evening tracks aligned to America/Chicago.

Classroom

In-person workshops in Houston and partner venues across United States, including exam-prep sprints.

Certifications offered in Houston

Houston salary bands

BandPre-certPost-cert
Min$78,000$112,000
Mid$102,000$145,000
Max$135,000$188,000

Salary ladder by years of experience

  • Associate PM (0-3 yrs)
    0-3 years
    $88,000
  • Project Manager (3-6 yrs)
    3-6 years
    $122,000
  • Senior PM (6-10 yrs)
    6-10 years
    $158,000
  • Program Manager (10-15 yrs)
    10-15 years
    $200,000
  • PMO Director (15+ yrs)
    15+ years
    $265,000

Hiring industries

  • Oil, Gas and Energy
    World's energy capital: ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP hire PMPs for upstream, LNG, and energy-transition programs.
    EPC Project Manager, LNG Program Lead, Energy Transition PM
  • Healthcare and Life Sciences
    Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical complex, runs continuous capital and research programs.
    Healthcare PMO Lead, Clinical Research PM
  • Aerospace and Defence
    NASA Johnson Space Center and Boeing space operations staff certified PMs.
    Space Program Manager, Aerospace PM
  • Petrochemicals and Manufacturing
    Gulf Coast plants hire PMPs for turnaround and capacity-expansion projects.
    Turnaround PM, Petrochemical Project Lead
  • Logistics and Trade
    Port of Houston, the largest US port by tonnage, drives supply-chain PM hiring.
    Port Operations PM, Logistics Program Manager
  • Technology and Energy-Tech
    Houston's growing energy-tech and AI cluster recruits PMPs for digital programs.
    Digital Energy PM, Industrial IoT Lead

Employers active in Houston

  • ExxonMobil (Energy)
    Spring HQ runs global upstream and chemicals capex programs.
  • Chevron (Energy)
    Significant Houston office for global energy programs.
  • Shell USA (Energy)
    Downtown Houston hub for US upstream and LNG.
  • ConocoPhillips (Energy)
    Houston HQ with deep PMO bench.
  • NASA Johnson Space Center (Space)
    Manned spaceflight programs run by certified PMs.
  • Memorial Hermann Health System (Healthcare)
    TMC anchor with continuous capex and clinical PM hiring.
  • Halliburton (Oilfield Services)
    Houston HQ with global field PM programs.
  • Schlumberger (SLB) (Oilfield Services)
    Energy services giant with strong PM career ladder.

Designations hiring in Houston

  • EPC Project Manager
    Gulf Coast plants and global EPC contractors.
  • LNG Program Manager
    Cheniere, Freeport LNG, and supermajor LNG programs.
  • Healthcare PMO Lead
    TMC institutions and Houston Methodist.
  • Turnaround Project Manager
    Refining and petrochemical turnaround cycles.
  • Space Program Manager
    NASA JSC and commercial space partners.
  • Energy Transition PM
    Carbon capture, hydrogen, and renewables programs at supermajors.

Exam centers

  • Pearson VUE - Galleria
    Uptown · Primary Houston PMP test centre.
  • Pearson VUE - Energy Corridor
    West Houston · Convenient for energy-sector candidates.
  • Online Proctored (OnVUE)
    Texas-wide · Remote proctoring available.

Reserve your Houston cohort seat

Early-bird pricing, money-back guarantee, corporate group rates for teams of 5+ in Houston, United States.