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R&D director
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Key facts
+6.1%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesEmployment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: low according to the ILO, high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +6.1% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.
The job
Research and development managers (ISCO 1223). Research and development managers plan, direct and coordinate the research and development activities of an enterprise or organization or of enterprises that provide related services to other enterprises and organizations.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
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- insurance account manager
- insurance lead
- insurance office manager
- insurance product developer
- insurance product development executive
- insurance product development manager
- insurance product manager
- insurance relationship manager
- insurance sales manager
- IT innovation manager
- IT research manager
- leather goods pre-production manager
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- product marketing manager
- product research development manager
- production & development manager, footwear
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- research and development associate
- research and development director
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- research and development supervisor
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- sample room manager
- scientific director
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Gauges
Risk 3/5 · Moderate
AI exposureHighBLS AI exposure category "high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (low)
Employment outlookStrong growthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Natural sciences managers; Managers, all other; Industrial production managers)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayVery highBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $151,392
EntryLongBLS, typical education needed for entry
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.