Observed career paths · health_informatics

Where does a Clinical Data Architect go next?

12 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
Informatics Manager+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
72% of observed moves out of Clinical Data Architect go here (4,200 careers)
progressionconfidence high4,200 careers84% of observed exits move upward from there
Specialist path
Chief Health Information Officer+92% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
24% of observed moves out of Clinical Data Architect go here (1,400 careers)
executive stepconfidence high1,400 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Director of Revenue Cycle-4% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Informatics Manager. 3% joint share of observed careers
progressionconfidence moderate210 careers0% of observed exits move upward from there
Director of Operations+22% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Informatics Manager. 3% joint share of observed careers
progressionconfidence moderate180 careers93% of observed exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Service Line Director+34% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Informatics Manager. 3% joint share of observed careers
progressionconfidence moderate210 careers88% of observed exits move upward from there
Director of Finance+34% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Informatics Manager. 3% joint share of observed careers
progressionconfidence moderate180 careers93% of observed exits move upward from there
Chief Nursing Officer+73% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Nurse Manager. 0% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate120 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Program Manager, Government-19% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
2% of observed moves out of Clinical Data Architect go here (120 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate120 careers89% of observed exits move upward from there
Nurse Manager-10% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
2% of observed moves out of Clinical Data Architect go here (120 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate120 careers96% 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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