Modeled career paths · Laboratory management

Where does a Laboratory Assistant go next?

What employers are asking a Laboratory Assistant 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
Laboratory Coordinator+95% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
100% of modeled moves out of Laboratory Assistant go here
progression100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Management path
Research Laboratory Manager+228% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Laboratory Coordinator. 60% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Senior Research Administrator+157% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Laboratory Coordinator. 20% joint modeled share
pivot60% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Science Writer+130% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Laboratory Coordinator. 20% 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.