Modeled career paths · Colour grading

Where does a Colourist go next?

What employers are asking a Colourist 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 Colourist+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
53% of modeled moves out of Colourist go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Head of Colour+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
18% of modeled moves out of Colourist go here
leadership branchno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Supervising Colourist+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
18% of modeled moves out of Colourist go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Senior Editor, Film-5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
6% of modeled moves out of Colourist go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Set Dresser-28% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
6% of modeled moves out of Colourist go here
pivot100% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.