Modeled career paths · Workforce development

Where does a Career Counselor go next?

What employers are asking a Career Counselor 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
Workforce Program Manager+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Career Counselor go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Workforce Board Director+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Career Counselor go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
APS Supervisor+13% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior APS Specialist. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Executive Director, Workforce+144% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Workforce Program Manager. 16% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Senior APS Specialist-12% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Career Counselor go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Economic Development Specialist+17% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Career Counselor 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.