Modeled career paths · Public relations

Where does a PR Specialist go next?

What employers are asking a PR 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
Communications Manager+32% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
100% of modeled moves out of PR Specialist go here
progression67% of modeled exits move upward from there
Management path
Director of Communications+126% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Communications Manager. 50% joint modeled share
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Marketing Manager+68% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Communications Manager. 17% joint modeled share
leadership branch92% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Account Supervisor+32% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Communications Manager. 16% joint modeled share
pivot82% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Game Developer+53% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Communications Manager. 16% joint modeled share
pivot46% 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.