Observed career paths · pain_medicine

Where does a Pain Medicine Physician go next?

7 observed directions, from real career histories. Percentages are the share of people who made each move; the count is how many careers each number rests on. This is the generic map. No aspiration, no filler.

Typical advancement
Pain Center Director+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
33% of observed moves out of Pain Medicine Physician go here (4,200 careers)
progressionconfidence high4,200 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Pain Practice Owner+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
33% of observed moves out of Pain Medicine Physician go here (4,200 careers)
progressionconfidence high4,200 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Senior Pain Physician+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
33% of observed moves out of Pain Medicine Physician go here (4,200 careers)
progressionconfidence high4,200 careers0% of observed exits move upward from there
Specialist path
Sleep Lab Medical Director+9% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Pain Physician. 9% joint share of observed careers
progressionconfidence moderate210 careers84% of observed exits move upward from there
Service Line Director-46% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Pain Physician. 8% joint share of observed careers
progressionconfidence moderate180 careers88% of observed exits move upward from there
Chief of Service-2% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Pain Physician. 8% joint share of observed careers
progressionconfidence moderate180 careers64% of observed exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Senior Neonatologist+34% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Pain Physician. 9% joint share of observed careers
progressionconfidence moderate210 careers84% of observed exits move upward from there

What this page can’t know: which of these fit you. Your skills change the overlap, your record changes the difficulty, your priorities change the order. One question. What do you do today?. And this map becomes yours.

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