- Based on 36 Jobtrees users who were an Account Specialist in their career, on average, they have 3.10 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.5 years on average in this job building experience and earn $68K per year before moving on.
- 0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Account Specialist are Customer Service Representative, Insurance Agent and Account Executive. Customer Service Representative, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs. While Customer Service Representative isn't from the Sales - Account job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Account Specialist shown by Account Executive also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
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- The most common career steps to get to Account Specialist are Payroll Specialist, Customer Service Representative and Machine Operator based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Payroll Specialist, the most common step before Account Specialist, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Payroll Specialist is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Account Specialist that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Account Specialist 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 an Account Specialist so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Payroll Specialist isn't from the same job family as Account Specialist, Sales - Account, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Customer Service Representative also being a common career path to Account Specialist.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Account Specialist are Bachelor Of Business Administration (b.b.a.) In Marketing, Bachelor Degree In Business Administration, and Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Communication Studies. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Payroll Specialist being on the path to and from Account Specialist. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Account Specialist is part of the Sales - Account job family which has a limited number of unique role types (34) 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.