Modeled career paths · Oceanography

Where does a Senior Marine Scientist go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Marine Scientist 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
Research Program Lead, Marine+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Senior Marine Scientist go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Marine Science+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Senior Marine Scientist go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Ecological Services+62% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marine Science. 6% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Senior Ecologist-6% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Marine Scientist go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Meteorologist+5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Marine Scientist 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.