Modeled career paths · Corporate communications

Where does a Communications Specialist go next?

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

Typical advancement
Corporate Communications Manager+31% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
100% of modeled moves out of Communications Specialist go here
progression60% of modeled exits move upward from there
Management path
Director of Corporate Communications+125% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Corporate Communications Manager. 60% joint modeled share
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Change Management Specialist+38% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Corporate Communications Manager. 20% joint modeled share
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Search Associate+62% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Corporate Communications Manager. 20% joint modeled share
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.