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    Avg Pay: $45K
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    • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
      Avg. Duration:17 monthsAvg. Fees:$27,469Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
    • Master of Business Administration (M.B.A...
      Avg. Duration:16 monthsAvg. Fees:$25,181Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
    • Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in Economics
      Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$34,442Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
    • Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in Political Sci...
      Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$31,495Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
    • Master of Business Administration (M.B.A...
      Avg. Duration:15 monthsAvg. Fees:$29,745Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
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    7.8 years
    $142K
    4.12 years
    Senior
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    297 out of 3997

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    Jobs to start your career in becoming a Board Member

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    Chairperson$93K
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    Board Member$142K
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    Where the Board Member career path goes
    The jobs shown above Board Member are the most common ones Jobtrees users had after being a Board Member
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              Jobs within the same job hierarchy as Board Member

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              board member
              PRIMARY ROLE
              Board Member
              Average Time: 7.8
              DETAILS
              advisory board member
              Advisory Board Member
              Average Time: 7.9
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              chairperson
              Chairperson
              Average Time: 8.7
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              board director
              Board Director
              Average Time: 7.8
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              founding board member
              Founding Board Member
              Average Time: 7.6
              DETAILS
              member of the board
              Member of the Board
              Average Time: 7.1
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              board president
              Board President
              Average Time: 8.9
              DETAILS
              board of directors
              Board of Directors
              Average Time: 8.5
              DETAILS
              executive board member
              Executive Board Member
              Average Time: 8.2
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              editorial board member
              Editorial Board Member
              Average Time: 11.3
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              member board of directors
              Member Board of Directors
              Average Time: 8.2
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              vice chairman
              Vice Chairman
              Average Time: 6.6
              DETAILS
              trustee
              Trustee
              Average Time: 9.2
              DETAILS
              member board of trustees
              Member Board of Trustees
              Average Time: 8.0
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              advisory committee member
              Advisory Committee Member
              Average Time: 7.3
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