Modeled career paths · Economics research

Where does a Economist go next?

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

Management path
Senior Economist+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Economist go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Lead Economist+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Economist go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Anthropologist-8% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Anthropologist. 4% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Chief Economist+144% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Economist. 16% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Anthropologist-28% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Economist go here
pivot88% of modeled exits move upward from there
Political Scientist-24% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Economist go here
pivot88% 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.