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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 Projects, Defense and Aerospace

Manages a team responsible for managing capital projects in defense and aerospace.

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Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$251k

Mean

$261k

10th–90th pct

$190k–$346k

Observations

166

Confidence: 32% · based on 166 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) · 20% of postings
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
53% require · 28% prefer
Master's Degree
22% require · 31% prefer
No College
22% require · 6% prefer
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Common next roles
Engineering Manager, Defense and Aerospace-6.9%Defense and Aerospace Field Engineer-54.6%Defense and Aerospace Project Engineer-53.1%Defense and Aerospace Project Coordinator-52.0%Defense and Aerospace Process Engineer-54.4%
Common previous roles
Defense and Aerospace Project Coordinator-108.5%Defense and Aerospace Project Engineer-113.3%Defense and Aerospace Field Engineer-120.4%Defense and Aerospace Process Engineer-119.4%Engineering Manager, Defense and Aerospace-7.4%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)7,958
Posting growth+17.1%
Median days to fill19 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)135,368
Projected growth2.8%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness20%
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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