Skilled Trades Business Development Associate

Supports winning and scoping new skilled trades projects.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$73k

Mean

$76k

10th–90th pct

$55k–$101k

Observations

332

Confidence: 33% · based on 332 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

B2B Sales

Core

Negotiation

Core

Process Improvement

Education requirements

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

Simulated

Trade School

39% require · 34% prefer

Certificate

28% require · 23% prefer

No College

27% require · 11% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Business Development, Skilled Trades+64.0%Director of Field Operations, Skilled Trades+64.4%Skilled Trades Business Development Manager-3.8%Skilled Trades Site Superintendent+1.1%Skilled Trades Site Coordinator-8.3%

Common previous roles

Skilled Trades Site Coordinator-9.0%Skilled Trades Business Development Manager-4.0%Director of Business Development, Skilled Trades+39.0%Skilled Trades Site Superintendent+1.1%Director of Field Operations, Skilled Trades+39.2%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)6,557

Posting growth-3.3%

Median days to fill16 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)136,772

Projected growth5.3%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness40%

Automation exposure30%

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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