Modeled career paths · Student financial aid

Where does a Financial Aid Counselor go next?

What employers are asking a Financial Aid Counselor 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

Senior Financial Aid Advisor+83% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

75% of modeled moves out of Financial Aid Counselor go here

progression86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Management path

Associate Director of Financial Aid+135% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

25% of modeled moves out of Financial Aid Counselor go here

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director of Financial Aid+213% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Senior Financial Aid Advisor. 16% joint modeled share

leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

AVP, Student Financial Services+351% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Associate Director of Financial Aid. 6% joint modeled share

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Career pivot

Conference Interpreter+125% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior Financial Aid Advisor. 5% joint modeled share

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Band Director+87% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior Financial Aid Advisor. 5% joint modeled share

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.