Modeled career paths · Project management

Where does a Project Manager go next?

What employers are asking a Project Manager 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
Program Manager+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
38% of modeled moves out of Project Manager go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Project Manager+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
38% of modeled moves out of Project Manager go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of PMO+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
13% of modeled moves out of Project Manager go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Operations Manager+6% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Project Manager go here
pivot81% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Bookkeeper-20% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Project Manager go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Management Consultant+23% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Project Manager 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.