Project Manager (Aerospace)
Impact: Strategic
Manages and oversees aerospace projects from conception to completion, ensuring adherence to budget, schedule, and technical specifications. Coordinates cross-functional teams, communicates with stakeholders, and mitigates risks specific to the aerospace industry.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team
- Client facing
- Frequent
- Impact visibility
- Very High
- Travel
- Sometimes
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 45
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $120,000
- Entry-level
- $85,000
- Senior
- $160,000
- Growth by 2033
- 8%
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $40,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Project Management Software
- Risk Management
- Budget Management
- Aerospace Systems Knowledge
Soft skills
- Leadership
- Communication
- Problem-solving
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 7
- Years to senior
- 15
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Project Engineer
- Project Manager
- Program Manager
- Director of Programs
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 5/10
- Social perception
- High