Modeled career paths · Technical writing

Where does a Documentation Manager go next?

What employers are asking a Documentation Manager 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
Director of Protocol Engineering+93% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Protocol Lead. 23% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Director of Solutions Architecture+93% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Principal Solutions Architect. 23% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Information Officer+108% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 15% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Protocol Lead+35% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Documentation Manager go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Principal Solutions Architect+35% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Documentation Manager go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of IT-5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Documentation Manager go here
lateral64% 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.