Modeled career paths · Laboratory management

Where does a Laboratory Coordinator go next?

What employers are asking a Laboratory Coordinator 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
Research Laboratory Manager+68% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
60% of modeled moves out of Laboratory Coordinator go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Laboratory Operations+125% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Research Laboratory Manager. 45% joint modeled share
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Public Engagement Manager+51% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Science Writer. 13% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
VP Research Operations+223% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Research Laboratory Manager. 15% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Senior Research Administrator+32% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
20% of modeled moves out of Laboratory Coordinator go here
pivot60% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Science Writer+18% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
20% of modeled moves out of Laboratory Coordinator go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Structural Biologist+58% typical comp change · ~8.0y typical
reachable via Senior Research Administrator. 4% 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.