Also called: BID Executive Director, Downtown Alliance President
Runs a downtown district funded by an extra fee on property owners, paying for cleaner streets, safety teams, events and marketing.
Your morning starts walking the district with the cleaning crew, noting broken lights and graffiti. Then you meet a developer about an empty storefront, plan the holiday lights festival and present a budget to the property owners who pay the fee. Downtown is your product.
Big-city districts like Times Square pay much more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in urban planning, business or public administration; several years of city or nonprofit experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Urban Planning, Public Administration, Business Administration, Real Estate.
Growing about average. More than 1,000 BIDs exist in US cities, and new ones keep forming.
Low risk for 10 years. AI tracks foot traffic and drafts marketing; persuading owners, city hall and businesses stays human.
Classes: Government, Economics, Speech and Debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1021.
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