Modeled career paths · Foreign service

Where does a Senior Foreign Service Officer go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Foreign Service Officer 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

Deputy Chief of Mission+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

75% of modeled moves out of Senior Foreign Service Officer go here

progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Ambassador+92% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

25% of modeled moves out of Senior Foreign Service Officer go here

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Specialist path

Port Director+14% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Deputy Chief of Mission. 3% joint modeled share

progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Field Office Director+14% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Deputy Chief of Mission. 3% joint modeled share

progression0% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

Engagement Manager+47% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Deputy Chief of Mission. 3% joint modeled share

progression86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director of Operations+27% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Deputy Chief of Mission. 3% joint modeled share

progression93% 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.