Pave’s career tracks and job levels define a hierarchy of employees spanning professional individual contributor, management, and executive roles. Starting at the senior-most level of an organization, Pave’s career tracks and job levels are as follows:

Pave’s career tracks and job levels define a hierarchy of employees spanning professional individual contributor, management, and executive roles. Starting at the senior-most level of an organization, Pave’s career tracks and job levels are as follows:

**Executive Career Track**

* E9: C-Level
* E8: Senior Vice President (SVP)
* E7: Vice President (VP)

**Management Career Track**

* M6: Senior Director
* M5: Director
* M4: Senior Manager
* M3: Manager

**Professional Individual Contributor Career Track**

* P6: Principal
* P5: Expert
* P4: Senior
* P3: Career
* P2: Developing
* P1: Entry

**Support Career Track**

* S3: Senior
* S2: Intermediate
* S1: Entry

The scope of responsibilities of titles varies at different companies, and customers should reference the leveling guide below to understand how the scope, responsibilities, and expertise of their jobs match to Pave’s tracks and levels.

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### Comparing to other survey providers

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**[Click here to download a copy of the leveling guide](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OBnYA-0hsRcUWWRanIxKTwU5Md8lZp8LVID015G6Tbg/edit?usp=sharing)**




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