Modeled career paths · Paper packaging manufacturing

Where does a Machine Lead go next?

What employers are asking a Machine Lead 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
Paper Mill Supervisor+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Machine Lead go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Mill Manager+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Machine Lead go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Operations Manager, Aggregates+81% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Mill Manager. 6% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Batch Lead+15% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Machine Lead go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Furnace Lead+3% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Machine Lead 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.