Community Manager Career Path
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Based on 152 Jobtrees users who were a Community Manager in their career, on average, they have 2.79 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.8 years on average in this job building experience and earn $47K 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 Community Manager are Business Owner, Customer Service Representative and Assistant Community Manager. Business Owner, 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. While Business Owner isn't from the Community Involvement job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Community Manager shown by Customer Service Representative also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Secretary, Consultant and Assistant Manager as they commonly lead to Community Manager as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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How can I become a
The most common career steps to get to Community Manager are Marketing Manager, Customer Service Representative and Leasing Consultant based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
Marketing Manager, the most common step before Community Manager, 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 Marketing Manager is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Community Manager that is an overwhelmingly common path. This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Community Manager so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
While Marketing Manager isn't from the same job family as Community Manager, Community Involvement, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Customer Service Representative also being a common career path to Community Manager.
If you are looking for more potential career paths to Community Manager, you should also consider Artist, Guest Service Representative and Social Media Specialist as they commonly lead to Community Manager as well.
What should I know about the career path
Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Marketing Manager being on the path to and from Community Manager. This is common when people move to companies of different sizes or choose to return to a function they fit well with.
Community Manager is part of the Community Involvement job family which has a variety of unique role 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.
Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Community Manager are Community Relations Manager, Social Media And Community Manager.