Modeled career paths · Higher education faculty

Where does a Professor go next?

What employers are asking a Professor 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
Department Chair+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of modeled moves out of Professor go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
Academic Dean+43% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Student Affairs. 3% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
VP People+36% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of People. 3% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Provost+93% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Student Affairs. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Director of Advising-24% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Professor go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Student Affairs+0% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Professor go here
lateral88% 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.