Division Vice President, Aerospace & Defense
Impact: Strategic leadership, revenue generation, operational efficiency, national security
Lead strategic planning, business development, and operational excellence for a division within the aerospace and defense sector, ensuring growth and compliance.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- 70% Team / 30% Solo
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- Very High
- Travel
- 20-30% domestic and international
- Schedule flexibility
- Flexible
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 50-60 hours/week
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $250,000
- Entry-level
- $180,000 - $220,000
- Senior
- $300,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 5% (average)
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High to 60-80% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $50,000 - $100,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Aerospace Engineering
- Defense Contracts
- Program Management
- Financial Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Business Development
Soft skills
- Strategic Thinking
- Leadership
- Communication
- Negotiation
- Problem-Solving
- Stakeholder Management
Technical complexity: Very High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree preferred
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 7-10 years
- Years to senior
- 12-15 years
- Career switching
- Hard
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Senior Manager
- Director
- Vice President
- Division Vice President
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 10% to low risk due to strategic and leadership components
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4.2/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.2/10
- Prestige
- 9.2/10
- Social perception
- Very High