Some of the skills we found on senior leader resumes included "java," "project management," and "architecture." We have detailed the most important senior leader responsibilities below.
See the full list of senior leader skills.
After discovering the most helpful skills, we moved onto what kind of education might be helpful in becoming a senior leader. We found that 59.8% of senior leaders have graduated with a bachelor's degree and 15.0% of people in this position have earned their master's degrees. While most senior leaders have a college degree, you may find it's also true that generally it's possible to be successful in this career with only a high school degree. In fact, our research shows that one out of every eight senior leaders were not college graduates.
The senior leaders who went onto college to earn a more in-depth education generally studied business and computer science, while a small population of senior leaders studied electrical engineering and accounting.
Once you've obtained the level of education you're comfortable with, you might start applying to companies to become a senior leader. We've found that most senior leader resumes include experience from Wells Fargo, Amazon, and HCL Technologies. Of recent, Wells Fargo had 332 positions open for senior leaders. Meanwhile, there are 212 job openings at Amazon and 114 at HCL Technologies.
Since salary is important to some senior leaders, it's good to note that they are figured to earn the highest salaries at Airbnb, Google, and Current TV. If you were to take a closer look at Airbnb, you'd find that the average senior leader salary is $196,508. Then at Google, senior leaders receive an average salary of $182,621, while the salary at Current TV is $177,152.
View more details on senior leader salaries across the United States.
We also looked into companies who hire senior leaders from the top 100 educational institutions in the U.S. The top three companies that hire the most from these institutions include IBM, Accenture, and Lockheed Martin.
For the most part, senior leaders make their living in the finance and technology industries. Senior leaders tend to make the most in the finance industry with an average salary of $123,451. The senior leader annual salary in the health care and manufacturing industries generally make $117,160 and $116,208 respectively. Additionally, senior leaders who work in the finance industry make 18.6% more than senior leaders in the professional Industry.