Section Fourprofessionals need not move to the management path in order
to move ahead in compensation, increasingly more challenging
work assignments, and title. Dual-career paths are also used to
help retain technical professionals. For example,
Alcon Laboratories has implemented technical and manage-
ment tracks for its professionals in information technology.
Dual-career paths or ladders also have been implemented at
Air Products and Chemicals for its research and development
staff. Examples of corresponding levels on the ladders are the
following: Level 9—Director (managerial), Consultant (technical
ladder); Level 10— Assistant Vice President (managerial
ladder), Senior Consultant (technical ladder); and Level 11—
Vice President (managerial ladder), Executive Consultant
(technical ladder). In addition to a progression in job titles,
employees in the technical ladder receive the same
compensation as those on the same level in the managerial
ladder.^88