- Based on 71 Jobtrees users who were a Social Media Specialist in their career, on average, they have 2.24 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 4.8 years on average and earn $47K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Social Media Specialist are Community Manager, Video Editor and Photographer.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Senior Account Manager, Founder And President and Reporter as they commonly lead to Social Media Specialist 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 Social Media Specialist are Social Media Coordinator, Social Media Manager and Sales Representative based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Social Media Coordinator, the most common step before Social Media 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 Social Media Coordinator is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Social Media Specialist that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Social Media 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 a Social Media Specialist so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Social Media Coordinator is from the same job family, Marketing - Social as Social Media Specialist, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Sales Representative also leading to Social Media Specialist.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Social Media Specialist are Bachelor Degree In Marketing, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Political Science, and Associate Degree In Business Administration. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Social Media Specialist is part of the Marketing - Social job family which has a limited number of unique role types (17) 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.