Where does a Professional Player go next?

What employers are asking a Professional Player 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
Esports Coach+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
39% of modeled moves out of Professional Player go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Team Manager, Esports+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
39% of modeled moves out of Professional Player go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Esports Operations+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
13% of modeled moves out of Professional Player go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Lead Artist, Comics-15% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Professional Player go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Sound Designer+5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Professional Player 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.