Modeled career paths · Human factors

Where does a Human Factors Engineer go next?

What employers are asking a Human Factors Engineer 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 Human Factors Engineer+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

64% of modeled moves out of Human Factors Engineer go here

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Human Factors Lead+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

21% of modeled moves out of Human Factors Engineer go here

leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Senior Forensic Engineer+34% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Forensic Engineer. 5% joint modeled share

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

Director of Human Factors+146% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Senior Human Factors Engineer. 16% joint modeled share

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Career pivot

Forensic Engineer+5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

7% of modeled moves out of Human Factors Engineer go here

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Senior Test Engineer-4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

7% of modeled moves out of Human Factors Engineer 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.