Modeled career paths · Production design

Where does a Set Dresser go next?

What employers are asking a Set Dresser 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
Art Director, Film+68% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
60% of modeled moves out of Set Dresser go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Production Designer+125% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Art Director, Film. 30% joint modeled share
leadership branchno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Supervising Art Director+125% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Art Director, Film. 30% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Colourist+38% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
20% of modeled moves out of Set Dresser go here
pivot88% of modeled exits move upward from there
Costume Supervisor+22% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
20% of modeled moves out of Set Dresser go here
pivot88% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Editor, Film+31% typical comp change · ~8.0y typical
reachable via Colourist. 1% joint modeled share
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.