Modeled career paths · AI safety

Where does a AI Safety Researcher go next?

What employers are asking a AI Safety Researcher for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Senior Safety Researcher+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of AI Safety Researcher go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
AI Safety Lead+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of AI Safety Researcher go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Data Operations Manager-30% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Annotation Team Lead. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Director of AI Safety+146% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Safety Researcher. 16% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
API Engineer-13% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of AI Safety Researcher go here
pivot88% of modeled exits move upward from there
Annotation Team Lead-45% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of AI Safety Researcher go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

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