Modeled career paths · Lighting design

Where does a Lighting Designer go next?

What employers are asking a Lighting Designer 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
Senior Lighting Designer+32% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
75% of modeled moves out of Lighting Designer go here
progression86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Management path
Lighting Design Lead+68% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
25% of modeled moves out of Lighting Designer go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Principal, Lighting Design+126% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Lighting Designer. 16% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Building Science Specialist+39% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Lighting Designer. 5% joint modeled share
pivot88% of modeled exits move upward from there
MEP Engineer+39% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Lighting Designer. 5% 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.