- Based on 148 Jobtrees users who were a Strategist in their career, on average, they have 2.80 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 5.0 years on average in this job building experience and earn $95K per year before moving on.
- 5% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Strategist are Product Marketing Manager, Intern and Consultant. Product Marketing Manager, the most common next career step, is a less experienced role which is common to see in career paths as titles aren't synonymous across companies (higher title doesn't always mean higher pay or larger scope) and not all job seekers are looking to increase their responsibility in their next career step.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Creative Director, Writer and Freelance Writer as they commonly lead to Strategist as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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- The most common career steps to get to Strategist are Program Manager, Product Manager and Writer based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- While Program Manager is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Strategist that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Strategist career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Strategist so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Program Manager isn't from the same job family as Strategist, Strategy, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Product Manager also being a common career path to Strategist.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Strategist, you should also consider Leader, Marketing Manager and Co-founder as they commonly lead to Strategist as well.
What should I know about the career path
- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Strategist are Master Of Business Administration (mba), Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Marketing, and Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In English Language And Literature. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Strategist is part of the Strategy job family which has a limited number of unique role types (18) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.