Modeled career paths · Human factors

Where does a Human Factors Lead go next?

What employers are asking a Human Factors Lead 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
Director of Human Factors+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of modeled moves out of Human Factors Lead go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Specialist path
Principal, Civil Engineering+24% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Engineering Director, Civil. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Operations+19% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Operations. 3% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Practice Director, Forensics+49% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Principal Forensic Engineer. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Operating Officer+82% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Operations. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Engineering Director, Civil-13% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Human Factors Lead go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Principal Forensic Engineer+4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Human Factors Lead go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Operations-17% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Human Factors Lead go here
lateral93% 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.