Modeled career paths · Industrial design

Where does a Junior Industrial Designer go next?

What employers are asking a Junior Industrial Designer 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

Industrial Designer+42% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

75% of modeled moves out of Junior Industrial Designer go here

progression96% of modeled exits move upward from there

Senior Industrial Designer+87% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

25% of modeled moves out of Junior Industrial Designer go here

progression80% of modeled exits move upward from there

Management path

Design Lead, Hardware+139% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Industrial Designer. 18% joint modeled share

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director of Industrial Design+220% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Senior Industrial Designer. 5% joint modeled share

leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there

Career pivot

Product Designer+146% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Industrial Designer. 3% joint modeled share

pivot90% of modeled exits move upward from there

Senior Mechanical Engineer+96% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior Industrial Designer. 2% joint modeled share

pivot80% of modeled exits move upward from there

Senior Designer, Apparel+66% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior Industrial Designer. 2% joint modeled share

pivot60% 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.