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Where does a Executive Assistant go next?

What employers are asking a Executive Assistant 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
Business Operations Manager+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Executive Assistant go here
leadership branch90% of modeled exits move upward from there
Chief of Staff+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Executive Assistant go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Operations Manager+61% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Business Operations Manager. 7% joint modeled share
leadership branch92% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Lead Teacher-14% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Executive Assistant go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Music Therapist-4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Executive Assistant go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Entrepreneurial possibility
Founder+86% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Chief of Staff. 5% joint modeled share
founding30% 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.