Modeled career paths · Quality engineering

Where does a Senior Quality Engineer go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Quality Engineer 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
Quality Manager+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Senior Quality Engineer go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Quality+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Senior Quality Engineer go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Mine Manager+88% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Quality. 6% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Production Supervisor-6% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Quality Engineer go here
pivot64% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Mining Engineer+10% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Quality Engineer 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.