Modeled career paths · Lighting design

Where does a Senior Lighting Designer go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Lighting 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
Lighting Design Lead+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Senior Lighting Designer go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Principal, Lighting Design+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Senior Lighting Designer go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Sustainability Design Lead+80% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Principal, Lighting Design. 6% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Building Science Specialist+5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Lighting Designer go here
pivot88% of modeled exits move upward from there
MEP Engineer+5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Lighting Designer 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.