Observed career paths · laboratory_animal_science

Where does a Laboratory Animal Veterinarian go next?

6 observed directions, from real career histories. Percentages are the share of people who made each move; the count is how many careers each number rests on. This is the generic map. No aspiration, no filler.

Typical advancement
Director, Comparative Medicine+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
88% of observed moves out of Laboratory Animal Veterinarian go here (4,200 careers)
executive stepconfidence high4,200 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
VP Research & Development+43% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Research. 4% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate210 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Scientific Officer+152% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Biology. 3% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence moderate210 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Director of Biology+15% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of observed moves out of Laboratory Animal Veterinarian go here (210 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate210 careers64% of observed exits move upward from there
Director of Research+0% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of observed moves out of Laboratory Animal Veterinarian go here (210 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate210 careers88% of observed exits move upward from there
Director of PMO-10% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of observed moves out of Laboratory Animal Veterinarian go here (180 careers)
lateralconfidence moderate180 careers0% of observed exits move upward from there

What this page can’t know: which of these fit you. Your skills change the overlap, your record changes the difficulty, your priorities change the order. One question. What do you do today?. And this map becomes yours.

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