Modeled career paths · Technical art

Where does a Technical Artist go next?

What employers are asking a Technical Artist 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
Senior Technical Artist+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
53% of modeled moves out of Technical Artist go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Technical Art Lead+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
18% of modeled moves out of Technical Artist go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Principal Technical Artist+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
18% of modeled moves out of Technical Artist go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Director of Technical Art+146% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Technical Artist. 8% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Senior Game Artist-13% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
6% of modeled moves out of Technical Artist go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Game Designer-8% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
6% of modeled moves out of Technical Artist 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.