Modeled career paths · Academic library

Where does a Senior Subject Librarian go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Subject Librarian 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

Head of Collections+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

75% of modeled moves out of Senior Subject Librarian go here

progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Dean of Libraries+92% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

25% of modeled moves out of Senior Subject Librarian go here

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Specialist path

Director of Learning & Development+2% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Head of Collections. 3% joint modeled share

progression0% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

Training Director, Apprenticeship+34% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Head of Collections. 3% joint modeled share

progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director of Online Learning+42% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Head of Collections. 3% joint modeled share

progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director of People+42% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Head of Collections. 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.