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Programs jobs and conferences

Program and project management and non-profit program delivery. Programs has about 6,872 verified open jobs on NextChapter right now, with a typical posted salary of $115,000 a year. About 36% of openings are entry or early-career level. 54 conferences are tagged to it, 33 with dates announced.

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Programs market snapshot

Every figure names its source and period. Estimates are labeled as estimates; AI exposure is what AI could do in principle, not a measured job loss.

Verified open jobs
about 6,872

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

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Typical posted salary
$115,000 a year (middle half $80,000 to $153,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,534 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Entry or early-career level
36% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Ask for AI skills
2% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: AI-skill tagger on the posting text, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Remote
4% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Median annual wage, Community & social service occupations
$58,300

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, national, all industries, May 2025.

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Observed AI exposure, Community & social service occupations
5% of tasks show work-related Claude usage (average across 12 occupations)

Source: Anthropic Economic Index, labor market impacts, March 2026: coverage of tasks, not job loss, estimate.

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AI task exposure, closest group (Community & social service)
32 out of 100: what AI could do in principle, not a measured job loss

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026; Eloundou et al. (2024) task-exposure score, estimate.

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Employment change, Community & social service
−1.1% from 2022 to 2026

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026, Census CPS (NextChapter calculation), January to August, 2022 and 2026.

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Unemployed 27+ weeks, last job in Community & social service
28.8% of unemployed people

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026, Census CPS (NextChapter calculation), January to August 2026, 127 respondents.

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Conferences in the catalog for Programs
54, 33 with dates announced

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, checked against each event’s own site.

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Next conference
Exponent Philanthropy Annual Conference, Nov 11, 2026

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

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Median published ticket price
$625

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, lowest published price, 11 conferences with a price.

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Open calls for speakers
9 conferences

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. project management10%
  2. 2. excel6%
  3. 3. pmp5%
  4. 4. onboarding4%
  5. 5. risk management4%
  6. 6. logistics4%
  7. 7. procurement4%
  8. 8. supply chain4%

States with the most openings

  1. 1. CA11%
  2. 2. VA10%
  3. 3. NY9%
  4. 4. TX6%
  5. 5. DC6%

What Programs jobs pay

Advertised pay on live postings that state it, annual in US dollars.

Programs pay: median $117,500, middle half $77,000 to $158,000, from 1,932 postings. See also the skills that pay more.

Open Programs jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

Showing the newest 15 of about 6,872 verified open jobs here. Search all jobs

Industries hiring for this function

Employers hiring

Ranked: the employers hiring the most programs jobs

Programs conferences

Conferences tagged for this function, plus events with no function tag whose attendee roles point here.

  • Exponent Philanthropy Annual Conference

    Nov 11 to Nov 13, 2026 · Portland, OR

    Paid ticket. 2025 full fee was $1,480 ($1,380 early-bird for members); 2026 and 2027 fees not seen. 2027 edition: Boston, Nov…

    Open call for speakers

  • Civic and Community Engagement Summit

    Nov 17, 2026 · Detroit, MI

    Paid ticket. Price not listed; registration by Cvent.

  • NCSHA HFA Institute

    Jan 10 to Jan 15, 2027 · Washington, DC

    By invitation only. Member-agency staff only per NCSHA registration policy (read on the 2025 conference page); fees not published.

  • SSWR Annual Conference

    Jan 20 to Jan 24, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Ticket About $150. Student member in-person $150 early bird; non-student rates not read. Early bird to Dec 1, 2026; CE fee $30.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Apr 15, 2026

  • Novogradac New Markets Tax Credit Conference

    Jan 21 to Jan 22, 2027 · San Diego, CA

    Paid ticket. Prices not read.

  • Catholic Social Ministry Gathering

    Jan 31 to Feb 2, 2027 · Washington, DC

    Paid ticket. Fee amounts not shown; early bird, regular and late pricing tiers.

  • Tennessee Conference on Volunteerism & Service-Learning

    Feb 8, 2027 · Franklin, TN

    Paid ticket. Price not captured.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Oct 30, 2026

  • NASS Winter Conference

    Feb 10 to Feb 13, 2027 · Washington, DC

    Paid ticket. Registration cost and eligibility not shown on the events page.

  • USASBE Annual Conference

    Feb 10 to Feb 13, 2027 · Louisville, KY

    Ticket $720 to $905. $720 current member; $905 new/renewing member; $815 new/renewing student (all include membership as…

    Open call for speakers · deadline Oct 13, 2026

  • NASED Winter and Summer Conferences

    Feb 14 to Feb 16, 2027 · Washington, DC

    Free expo, paid sessions. Price not published on the conferences page.

  • Wild Things Conference

    Feb 27, 2027 · Rosemont, IL

    Paid ticket. One day; registration slated to open October 2026.

    Open call for speakers

  • ICBA Live

    Mar 1 to Mar 4, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Ticket About $1,675. $1,675 is the early-bird rate for an ICBA member bank's individual banker (register by Nov 17 to save $400).

  • NCSHA Legislative Conference

    Mar 8 to Mar 10, 2027 · Washington, DC

    By invitation only. Members-only per NCSHA.

  • PEAK2027 Annual Convening

    Mar 16 to Mar 18, 2027 · Atlanta, GA

    Ticket $1,425 to $1,825. Regular rate $1,425 organization member, $1,825 individual or nonmember through Jan 27, 2027; late rates…

    Open call for speakers · deadline Nov 5, 2026

  • California Land & Water Conservation Conference

    Mar 22 to Mar 24, 2027 · Rancho Mirage, CA

    Ticket About $500. Two-day conference $500 early bird (closes Jan 15, 2027); later price not shown. Optional field trip $125.

  • ASA On Aging

    Mar 29 to Apr 1, 2027 · San Diego, CA

    Ticket $625 to $1,075. Member $730; non-member $1,075; retired professional or student member $625; retired or student non-member…

  • NAHRO Washington Conference

    Apr 5 to Apr 6, 2027 · Washington, DC

    Paid ticket. Prices not published on the page read.

  • Leading Locally (Council on Foundations)

    May 4 to May 6, 2027 · Los Angeles, CA

    Paid ticket. Pricing not yet published; registration expected late 2026. Council's other event, Building Together, is May 22-25,…

  • Utah Conference on Community Engagement

    May 20 to May 21, 2027 · Logan, UT

    Paid ticket. Price not listed; call for proposals promised this fall.

  • Native Americans in Philanthropy Annual Conference

    May 25 to May 27, 2027 · In person

    Paid ticket. Fees not seen.

  • GEO Learning Conference

    May 26 to May 27, 2027 · St. Louis, MO

    Ticket $1,250 to $2,250. GEO members $1,250 priority/early, $1,500 regular, $2,250 late; Philanthropy Missouri members…

  • Georgia Bankers Association Annual Meeting

    Jun 6 to Jun 8, 2027 · San Diego, CA

    Paid ticket. Save-the-date only; registration details not yet posted.

  • Compact27 (Campus Compact National Conference)

    Jun 7 to Jun 9, 2027 · Los Angeles, CA

    Paid ticket. Pricing not found.

  • Compact27 (Campus Compact)

    Jun 7 to Jun 9, 2027 · Los Angeles, CA

    Paid ticket. Price not read.

    Open call for speakers

  • NASW National Conference

    Jun 21 to Jun 25, 2027 · Portland, OR

    Paid ticket. Pricing not read.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Nov 16, 2026

  • Points of Light Conference

    Jun 28 to Jul 1, 2027 · Long Beach, CA

    Paid ticket. Pricing not found; 2026 edition was June 22-25 in Washington.

  • GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy

    Jun 28 to Jul 1, 2027 · Chicago, IL

    Paid ticket. Dollar fees not shown; funding partners get a discount.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Oct 30, 2026

  • VidCon Anaheim

    Jul 8 to Jul 10, 2027 · Anaheim, CA

    Paid ticket. 2027 tickets not yet on sale per site.

  • NAHRO Summer Symposium

    Jul 15 to Jul 16, 2027 · Minneapolis, MN

    Paid ticket. Prices not published on the page read.

  • Rally: The National Land Conservation Conference

    Sep 8 to Sep 11, 2027 · Louisville, KY

    Paid ticket. 2027 fees not yet posted.

    Open call for speakers

  • ACCT Leadership Congress

    Oct 13 to Oct 16, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA

    Paid ticket. 2026 edition Oct 21-24 in Chicago (early bird was $1,139). 2027 pricing not out.

    Open call for speakers

  • NAAEE Annual Conference and Research Symposium

    Oct 18 to Oct 21, 2027 · Online

    Paid ticket. Pricing not read; the page says 2027 will be virtual.

  • CCDA National Conference

    Nov 17 to Nov 20, 2027 · Madison, WI

    Paid ticket. 2027 registration opens next year; prices not published.

  • CSWE Annual Conference

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · Atlanta, GA

    Ticket $175 to $1,200. Student member $175-225; practitioner nonmember $400-450; nonmember full $950-1,200; early bird ended Sept…

  • Election Center National Annual Conference

    Usually August (next dates not announced) · In person

    Free expo, paid sessions. Held each August; 2026 edition was Kansas City per a third-party listing; 2027 date and price not shown…

  • CAEL Conference

    Usually November (next dates not announced) · Pittsburgh, PA

    Paid ticket. Preconference workshops $599 member/$799 nonmember; main pass price not captured.

    Open call for speakers

  • Catholic Charities USA Annual Gathering

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · In person

    Paid ticket. Pricing not published on the archive page.

  • CCCSE/NISOD Conference

    Usually May (next dates not announced) · Austin, TX

    Paid ticket. 2027 Excellence Awards dinner May 28; full dates and prices not posted.

  • CDFA National Development Finance Summit

    Usually November (next dates not announced) · Savannah, GA

    Ticket $750 to $1,350. 2026 edition (Savannah, November): member $850 early / $1,000 standard, non-member $1,200 / $1,350,…

  • Global Leadership Summit

    Usually August (next dates not announced) · South Barrington, IL

    Paid ticket. 2026 edition was Aug 6-7; 2027 dates and pricing not found.

  • GSA Annual Scientific Meeting

    Usually November (next dates not announced) · National Harbor, MD

    Ticket $0 to $1,049. Standard after Sept 1: member $810, early career member $464; non-member early rate was $1,049.…

    Open call for speakers

  • IAP2 North American Conference

    Usually September (next dates not announced) · In person

    Paid ticket. Location rotates between US and Canada; 2027 not announced.

  • IIMC Annual Conference

    Usually May (next dates not announced) · In person

    Paid ticket. 2027 dates and fees not published on the home page I opened.

  • NCRC Just Economy Conference

    Usually May (next dates not announced) · Washington, DC

    Paid ticket. Pricing not published yet. Two NCRC pages differ by a day (May 6-7 vs May 5-6).

    Open call for speakers · deadline Jul 30, 2026

  • NOHS National Conference

    Usually November (next dates not announced) · Jacksonville, FL

    Ticket $375 to $695. In-person full conference: NOHS member $375 early bird, $475 regular, $575 late; non-member professional…

    Open call for speakers · deadline Apr 30, 2026

  • Podcast Movement (New York)

    Usually September (next dates not announced) · New York, NY

    Paid ticket. 2027 pricing not published.

    Open call for speakers

  • Bank Board Forum

    Usually September (next dates not announced) · In person

    Paid ticket. 2027 dates not announced on pages read.

  • Catholic Health Assembly

    Usually June (next dates not announced) · In person

    Paid ticket. Biennial; next edition not announced.

  • EdFunders Annual Conference

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · New York, NY

    Paid ticket. Members only may submit sessions; 2027 not announced.

  • EGA Annual Fall Retreat

    Usually September (next dates not announced) · In person

    Paid ticket. 2026 retreat was Sept 27-30 in Virginia Beach. Eligibility and price are not stated on the events page.

  • EVN Annual Conference

    Usually March (next dates not announced) · Washington, DC

    By invitation only. Invitation only; no fee stated. 2026 edition was March 18-20.

  • NCDA National Conference

    Usually June (next dates not announced) · In person

    Paid ticket. Pricing not read; NCDA is a membership association of local governments and some events sit under members-only pages.

  • NFHA National Conference

    Usually June (next dates not announced) · Washington, DC

    Ticket $450 to $1,100. 2026 rates: $450 member at hotel to $1,100 general admission; 2027 not posted.

  • NUSA Annual Conference

    Usually May (next dates not announced) · In person

    Paid ticket. Early bird and late registration windows; amounts not read.

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