Modeled career paths · Type design

Where does a Type Designer go next?

What employers are asking a Type Designer 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 Type Designer+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
53% of modeled moves out of Type Designer go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Type Director+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
18% of modeled moves out of Type Designer go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Type Foundry Owner+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
18% of modeled moves out of Type Designer go here
leadership branchno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
App Marketing Manager+10% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
6% of modeled moves out of Type Designer go here
pivot88% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Visualisation Artist-4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
6% of modeled moves out of Type Designer go here
pivot88% 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.