Management

Corporate Development Managers

SOC 11-1021

Find and execute acquisitions and partnerships for a corporation.

Median pay

$106k

$72k to $167k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

309k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's or MBA

AI exposure

57%

modeled estimate · 36th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

68/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Speaking
Monitoring
Critical Thinking
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.