Modeled career paths · Paleontology

Where does a Paleontologist go next?

What employers are asking a Paleontologist 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
Curator of Paleontology+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
39% of modeled moves out of Paleontologist go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Paleontologist+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
39% of modeled moves out of Paleontologist go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Paleontology+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
13% of modeled moves out of Paleontologist go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Crew Chief, Archaeology-5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Paleontologist go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Applied Statistician+28% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Paleontologist 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.