Modeled career paths · Emergency communications

Where does a Communications Technician go next?

What employers are asking a Communications Technician 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

Public Safety Communications Specialist+44% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

75% of modeled moves out of Communications Technician go here

progression100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Senior Communications Specialist+90% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

25% of modeled moves out of Communications Technician go here

progression86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Management path

Radio Systems Manager+142% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Public Safety Communications Specialist. 19% joint modeled share

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director of Public Safety Communications+227% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Senior Communications Specialist. 5% joint modeled share

leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there

Career pivot

Senior Crime Analyst+94% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior Communications Specialist. 2% joint modeled share

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Economic Development Specialist+117% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior Communications Specialist. 2% joint modeled share

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

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