Where does a Instructional Designer go next?

What employers are asking a Instructional Designer 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
Curriculum Lead+29% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Instructional Designer go here
leadership branch95% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Learning & Development+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Instructional Designer go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Chief of Staff+98% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Learning & Development. 8% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Lead Teacher+0% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Instructional Designer go here
pivot86% 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.