Modeled career paths · Industrial design

Where does a Senior Industrial Designer go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Industrial 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.

Management path
Design Lead, Hardware+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
60% of modeled moves out of Senior Industrial Designer go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Industrial Design+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
20% of modeled moves out of Senior Industrial Designer go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Head of Design, Apparel+52% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Industrial Design. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Senior Mechanical Engineer+5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Industrial Designer go here
pivot80% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Designer, Apparel-11% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Industrial Designer go here
pivot60% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Game Developer+16% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Industrial Designer go here
pivot46% 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.