Modeled career paths · Urban planning

Where does a Senior Planner go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Planner 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
Planning Manager+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Senior Planner go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Planning+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Senior Planner go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Project Architect+35% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Architect. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Chief Planning Officer+147% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Planning Manager. 16% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Architect+6% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Planner go here
Needs an accredited architecture degree, the AXP hours and the ARE.
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Interior Designer-5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Planner 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.