Defense and Aerospace Sales Representative

Supports selling defense and aerospace products to commercial customers.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$115k

Mean

$119k

10th–90th pct

$87k–$158k

Observations

294

Confidence: 33% · based on 294 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

B2B Sales

Core

Account Management

Core

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

63% require · 29% prefer

Master's Degree

20% require · 26% prefer

No College

9% require · 10% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Commercial Analytics, Defense and Aerospace+103.5%Director of Sales, Defense and Aerospace+107.1%Defense and Aerospace Key Account Manager-4.3%Defense and Aerospace Commercial Analyst-8.9%Defense and Aerospace Pricing Analyst-6.9%

Common previous roles

Defense and Aerospace Key Account Manager-4.5%Defense and Aerospace Commercial Analyst-9.8%Director of Sales, Defense and Aerospace+51.7%Defense and Aerospace Pricing Analyst-7.4%Director of Commercial Analytics, Defense and Aerospace+50.8%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)2,739

Posting growth+27.1%

Median days to fill48 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)41,045

Projected growth2.9%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness30%

Automation exposure30%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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