Modeled career paths · Street maintenance

Where does a Director of Public Works go next?

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

Higher-growth opportunity
VP Operations+70% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Operations. 16% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Principal+97% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Engagement Manager. 15% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Chief Operating Officer+161% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Operations. 5% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Historic Preservation Officer+10% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Director of Public Works go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Aging Services-6% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Director of Public Works go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Engagement Manager+38% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Director of Public Works go here
lateral86% 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.