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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Director of Field Operations, Skilled Trades

Manages a team responsible for managing on-site work for skilled trades.

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Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$120k

Mean

$125k

10th–90th pct

$91k–$166k

Observations

128

Confidence: 31% · based on 128 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
Project Management
Process Improvement
Common certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP) · 45% of postings
Education requirements

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

Simulated
Trade School
50% require · 29% prefer
Certificate
24% require · 22% prefer
No College
19% require · 14% prefer
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Common next roles
Skilled Trades Site Superintendent-38.5%Skilled Trades Business Development Manager-41.5%Director of Business Development, Skilled Trades-0.2%Skilled Trades Site Coordinator-44.2%Skilled Trades Business Development Associate-39.2%
Common previous roles
Skilled Trades Site Superintendent-62.5%Skilled Trades Site Coordinator-79.2%Skilled Trades Business Development Associate-64.4%Skilled Trades Business Development Manager-70.9%Director of Business Development, Skilled Trades-0.2%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)738
Posting growth-0.8%
Median days to fill28 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)93,009
Projected growth4.8%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness0%
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.

Read the full methodology