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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, Oil and Gas

Manages a team responsible for managing capital projects in oil and gas.

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Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$248k

Mean

$258k

10th–90th pct

$188k–$342k

Observations

555

Confidence: 34% · based on 555 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) · 23% 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
57% require · 27% prefer
Master's Degree
11% require · 26% prefer
No College
18% require · 10% prefer
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Common next roles
Engineering Manager, Oil and Gas+6.3%Oil and Gas Project Coordinator-51.5%Oil and Gas Project Engineer-53.5%Oil and Gas Process Engineer-56.1%Oil and Gas Field Engineer-57.0%
Common previous roles
Oil and Gas Process Engineer-127.6%Oil and Gas Project Coordinator-106.1%Oil and Gas Project Engineer-115.1%Oil and Gas Field Engineer-132.7%Engineering Manager, Oil and Gas+5.9%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)11,810
Posting growth+30.3%
Median days to fill71 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)77,104
Projected growth2.4%/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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