The following paper is a synopsis of a study which examined career paths to the Texas public school superintendency. The most common pathways to the superintendency were identified and delineated by educational attainment and gender. Five career paths were identified as the major pathways to the superintendent position. The secondary teacher, secondary principal, superintendent career path was most common. School administrators with doctorate degrees were found to more likely take the secondary teacher, secondary assistant principal, secondary principal, assistant superintendent, superintendent pathway. Female administrators were more likely to take the director route to the superintendency. These female administrators were more likely than their male counterparts to bypass the traditionally critical high school principal position in their rise to the superintendency. Additionally, active superintendent respondents most frequently identified the secondary principal position as the career path position that was most beneficial in preparing them for the superintendency. (Contains 2 tables.)