Modeled career paths · Practical effects

Where does a Effects Assistant go next?

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

Typical advancement
Special Effects Technician+95% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
75% of modeled moves out of Effects Assistant go here
progression100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Licensed Pyrotechnician+157% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
25% of modeled moves out of Effects Assistant go here
progression86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Management path
Special Effects Coordinator+228% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Special Effects Technician. 19% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Special Effects Supervisor+339% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Licensed Pyrotechnician. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Senior Fabricator, Props+126% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Licensed Pyrotechnician. 2% joint modeled share
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Rigger+144% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Licensed Pyrotechnician. 2% joint modeled share
pivot86% 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.