Modeled career paths · IT infrastructure

Where does a IT Support Specialist go next?

What employers are asking a IT Support Specialist 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

Systems Administrator+42% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

75% of modeled moves out of IT Support Specialist go here

progression96% of modeled exits move upward from there

DevOps Engineer+87% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

25% of modeled moves out of IT Support Specialist go here

progression86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Management path

Infrastructure Manager+139% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Systems Administrator. 18% joint modeled share

leadership branch95% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director of IT+220% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via DevOps Engineer. 5% joint modeled share

leadership branch64% of modeled exits move upward from there

Career pivot

Business Systems Engineer+124% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via DevOps Engineer. 2% joint modeled share

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Security Engineer+117% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via DevOps Engineer. 2% joint modeled share

pivot91% of modeled exits move upward from there

Financial Analyst+56% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Systems Administrator. 2% joint modeled share

pivot96% 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.