Director of Sales, Oil and Gas

Manages a team responsible for selling oil and gas products to commercial customers.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$235k

Mean

$244k

10th–90th pct

$179k–$324k

Observations

236

Confidence: 32% · based on 236 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

Bachelor's Degree

59% require · 25% prefer

Master's Degree

21% require · 33% prefer

No College

20% require · 9% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Commercial Analytics, Oil and Gas+9.8%Oil and Gas Sales Representative-53.1%Oil and Gas Key Account Manager-49.4%Oil and Gas Commercial Analyst-55.3%Oil and Gas Pricing Analyst-51.3%

Common previous roles

Oil and Gas Pricing Analyst-105.5%Oil and Gas Key Account Manager-97.6%Oil and Gas Sales Representative-113.1%Oil and Gas Commercial Analyst-123.8%Director of Commercial Analytics, Oil and Gas+9.0%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)11,874

Posting growth+1.2%

Median days to fill64 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)15,855

Projected growth2.8%/yr

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Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness25%

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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