Also called: Housing Development Director
Puts together the money, land, and designs to build apartments that low-income families can afford.
Spends the morning on a spreadsheet stacking tax credits, loans, and grants to make a $30 million project work. Meets an architect about the design, then presents to a neighborhood group worried about the new building.
Nonprofit developers earn less than for-profit ones; deal bonuses are common.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's in urban planning, real estate, or finance; many have a master's (MUP, MBA, MPP).
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Urban Planning, Real Estate, Finance.
Growing about average. Estimate.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI speeds financial modeling and tax-credit applications, trimming analyst roles; deal-making and neighborhood meetings stay human.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics, Personal finance.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9199.
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