Modeled career paths · City management

Where does a Assistant to the City Manager go next?

What employers are asking a Assistant to the City Manager for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Deputy Department Director+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Assistant to the City Manager go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Assistant City Manager+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Assistant to the City Manager go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Legislative Director+13% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Legislative Assistant. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
City Manager+144% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Deputy Department Director. 16% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Legislative Assistant-11% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Assistant to the City Manager go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Program Coordinator, City-17% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Assistant to the City Manager go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.