Modeled career paths · Athletics administration

Where does a Director of Athletics go next?

What employers are asking a Director of Athletics 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
VP Intercollegiate Athletics+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of modeled moves out of Director of Athletics go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
VP People+29% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of People. 3% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Chief Human Resources Officer+97% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of People. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Director of College Counselling-15% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Athletics go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Head of School, Alternative-34% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Athletics go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Learning & Development-35% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Director of Athletics go here
lateral0% 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.