Modeled career paths · Petroleum engineering

Where does a Lead Reservoir Engineer go next?

What employers are asking a Lead Reservoir 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.

Typical advancement
Engineering Manager, Upstream+35% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
75% of modeled moves out of Lead Reservoir Engineer go here
progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Subsurface+93% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
25% of modeled moves out of Lead Reservoir Engineer go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Specialist path
Principal Geotechnical Engineer+4% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Engineering Manager, Upstream. 3% joint modeled share
progression0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Associate, Structural+8% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Engineering Manager, Upstream. 3% joint modeled share
progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Operations-1% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Engineering Manager, Upstream. 3% joint modeled share
progression93% 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.