Modeled career paths · Physics research

Where does a Physics Laboratory Technician go next?

What employers are asking a Physics Laboratory Technician 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
Postdoctoral Researcher, Physics+38% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
75% of modeled moves out of Physics Laboratory Technician go here
progression100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Research Physicist+135% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
25% of modeled moves out of Physics Laboratory Technician go here
progression86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Management path
Senior Physicist+204% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Postdoctoral Researcher, Physics. 19% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Physics Research+304% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Research Physicist. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Astronomer+126% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Research Physicist. 2% joint modeled share
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Quantum Research Scientist+227% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Research Physicist. 2% 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.