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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 Quality, Defense and Aerospace

Manages a team responsible for assuring product and process quality for defense and aerospace.

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Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$241k

Mean

$250k

10th–90th pct

$183k–$332k

Observations

107

Confidence: 31% · based on 107 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
Quality Assurance
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
56% require · 23% prefer
Master's Degree
23% require · 31% prefer
No College
17% require · 13% prefer
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Common next roles
Director of Environmental Health and Safety, Defense and Aerospace+10.3%Defense and Aerospace Quality Engineer-50.2%Defense and Aerospace Safety Coordinator-55.5%Defense and Aerospace Safety Engineer-50.9%Defense and Aerospace Quality Technician-56.8%
Common previous roles
Defense and Aerospace Quality Technician-131.7%Defense and Aerospace Quality Engineer-100.9%Defense and Aerospace Safety Engineer-103.7%Defense and Aerospace Safety Coordinator-124.6%Director of Environmental Health and Safety, Defense and Aerospace+9.3%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)5,731
Posting growth-6.5%
Median days to fill74 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)19,870
Projected growth1.9%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness5%
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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