A former CEO or executive who works for a PE firm, fixing and growing the companies it owns.
You spend the week inside a factory the firm bought, helping its new CEO cut waste, hire a sales chief and set up better reporting.
Not tracked separately by BLS; figures are typical total compensation from industry surveys. Senior investors also earn 'carried interest' (a share of fund profits) that can be worth far more than salary, or nothing if the fund does poorly.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 20 years after high school. Bachelor's plus decades of executive experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business Administration, Engineering.
Growing about average. Growing as PE firms focus on operations.
Low risk for 10 years. Fixing companies means leading people, cutting costs and hiring managers on site; AI informs but does not replace that experience.
Classes: Business CTE class, Leadership class, AP Statistics, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1011.
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