Modeled career paths · Laboratory automation

Where does a Laboratory Automation Engineer go next?

What employers are asking a Laboratory Automation 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 Automation Scientist+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

64% of modeled moves out of Laboratory Automation Engineer go here

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Automation Platform Lead+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

21% of modeled moves out of Laboratory Automation Engineer go here

leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Principal Scientist, Analytical+9% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior Analytical Chemist. 6% joint modeled share

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

Director of Laboratory Automation+147% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Senior Automation Scientist. 16% joint modeled share

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Career pivot

Senior Analytical Chemist-15% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

7% of modeled moves out of Laboratory Automation Engineer go here

pivot82% of modeled exits move upward from there

Senior QC Analyst-23% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

7% of modeled moves out of Laboratory Automation 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.