Modeled career paths · Public defense

Where does a Public Defender go next?

What employers are asking a Public Defender 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
Senior Public Defender+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Public Defender go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Supervising Public Defender+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Public Defender go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Supervisory Immigration Officer+36% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Adjudications Officer. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Chief Public Defender+147% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Public Defender. 16% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Senior Adjudications Officer+7% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Public Defender go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Assistant District Attorney+13% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Public Defender 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.