Modeled career paths · Paleontology

Where does a Fossil Preparator go next?

What employers are asking a Fossil Preparator 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
Paleontologist+155% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
100% of modeled moves out of Fossil Preparator go here
progression91% of modeled exits move upward from there
Management path
Curator of Paleontology+226% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Paleontologist. 39% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Paleontologist+226% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Paleontologist. 39% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Paleontology+339% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Paleontologist. 13% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Crew Chief, Archaeology+142% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Paleontologist. 4% joint modeled share
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Applied Statistician+226% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Paleontologist. 4% 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.