Modeled career paths · Public transit

Where does a Transit Planner go next?

What employers are asking a Transit 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
Transit Operations Manager+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
75% of modeled moves out of Transit Planner go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Transit+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
25% of modeled moves out of Transit Planner go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Housing Programs+61% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Transit. 1% joint modeled share
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
General Manager, Transit Authority+144% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Transit Operations Manager. 19% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.