Observed career paths · school_administration

Where does a Assistant Principal go next?

11 observed directions, from real career histories. Percentages are the share of people who made each move; the count is how many careers each number rests on. This is the generic map. No aspiration, no filler.

Typical advancement
Assistant Superintendent+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
66% of observed moves out of Assistant Principal go here (4,200 careers)
executive stepconfidence high4,200 careers100% of observed exits move upward from there
Specialist path
Superintendent of Schools+40% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
22% of observed moves out of Assistant Principal go here (1,400 careers)
executive stepconfidence high1,400 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
Department Chair+60% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Professor. 3% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate210 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Academic Dean+60% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Student Affairs. 2% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate210 careers100% of observed exits move upward from there
VP People+52% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of People. 2% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate180 careers100% of observed exits move upward from there
Adjacent career
Director of Student Affairs+12% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of observed moves out of Assistant Principal go here (210 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate210 careers88% of observed exits move upward from there
Professor+12% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of observed moves out of Assistant Principal go here (210 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate210 careers84% of observed exits move upward from there
Director of Learning & Development-24% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of observed moves out of Assistant Principal go here (180 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate180 careers0% of observed exits move upward from there

What this page can’t know: which of these fit you. Your skills change the overlap, your record changes the difficulty, your priorities change the order. One question. What do you do today?. And this map becomes yours.

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