Modeled career paths · Environmental health safety

Where does a EHS Specialist go next?

What employers are asking a EHS Specialist 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
EHS Manager+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of EHS Specialist go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of EHS+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of EHS Specialist go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Carbon Program Manager+48% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Climate Program Specialist. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
VP Health, Safety & Environment+144% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via EHS Manager. 16% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Climate Program Specialist+16% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of EHS Specialist go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Hydrologist+0% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of EHS Specialist go here
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.