Modeled career paths · Surgery

Where does a Senior Surgeon go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Surgeon 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
Chief of Surgery+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
66% of modeled moves out of Senior Surgeon go here
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Specialist path
Surgery Department Chair+29% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
22% of modeled moves out of Senior Surgeon go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Hospital Operations-43% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Service Line Director. 2% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Chief Medical Officer-2% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Chief of Service. 2% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
Chief of Anesthesiology+37% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Anesthesiologist. 3% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief of Radiology+49% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Radiologist. 3% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Senior Anesthesiologist-4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Senior Surgeon go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Radiologist+4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Senior Surgeon go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Service Line Director-60% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Senior Surgeon go here
lateral88% 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.