Modeled career paths · Surgery

Where does a Surgical Resident go next?

What employers are asking a Surgical Resident 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

Surgical Fellow+21% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

72% of modeled moves out of Surgical Resident go here

progression86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Management path

General Surgeon+413% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

24% of modeled moves out of Surgical Resident go here

leadership branch96% of modeled exits move upward from there

Senior Surgeon+585% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Surgical Fellow. 15% joint modeled share

leadership branch88% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

Chief of Surgery+885% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via General Surgeon. 6% joint modeled share

executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Career pivot

Vascular Medicine Fellow+22% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Surgical Fellow. 5% joint modeled share

pivot88% of modeled exits move upward from there

Registered Nurse+11% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

2% of modeled moves out of Surgical Resident go here

Needs a nursing degree and the NCLEX-RN, plus state licensure.

pivot82% of modeled exits move upward from there

Research Scientist+17% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

2% of modeled moves out of Surgical Resident go here

pivot96% 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.