Director of Business Development, Skilled Trades

Manages a team responsible for winning and scoping new skilled trades projects.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$120k

Mean

$124k

10th–90th pct

$91k–$165k

Observations

626

Confidence: 34% · based on 626 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

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

B2B Sales

Process Improvement

Education requirements

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

Simulated

Trade School

39% require · 31% prefer

Certificate

20% require · 18% prefer

No College

26% require · 10% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Field Operations, Skilled Trades+0.2%Skilled Trades Business Development Associate-39.0%Skilled Trades Business Development Manager-41.3%Skilled Trades Site Superintendent-38.3%Skilled Trades Site Coordinator-44.1%

Common previous roles

Skilled Trades Business Development Manager-70.5%Skilled Trades Business Development Associate-64.0%Skilled Trades Site Coordinator-78.8%Skilled Trades Site Superintendent-62.1%Director of Field Operations, Skilled Trades+0.2%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)10,931

Posting growth+24.8%

Median days to fill41 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)51,074

Projected growth1.1%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness35%

Automation exposure15%

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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