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Taylor - I moved to be a PM about two years ago. I don't know of anything for what's basically entry level, but I can tell you a PM with coding experience is highly sought after and hired as TPMs. At Amazon, they're in the same job family as engineers. Consider going down that path since you already seem to have a knack for coding.

Technical PMs are a great career path,  but one year as a tester doesn't make you a technical PM.  
From a demand and compensation perspective, it would be much wiser long term to stay an engineer for at least 5 years, learn the ins and outs of delivering software,  then make the jump to project management.  
I know a few people who have done that (usually after 8-10 years though) and are very good PMs, and are paid as well or better than engineers.  (though with that comes othe rthings like proposals, etc)

Of course, your personal goals may vary and I think ultimately thats the moral of the story here.   Money isnt everything.

Personally Im in the reverse situation.  I manage 50 engineers and 12 projects,  and Im trying to take a step back from that so I can do some coding again.

This is where I'm at. Functional analyst (requirements, solutioning, use cases, blah blah). I keep getting pushed into a PM role and I'm trying my best to get back to a more functional role. I don't really enjoy status, risks, bs.