Senior Product Support Engineer+33% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
75% of observed moves out of Technical Support Engineer go here (4,200 careers)
progressionconfidence high4,200 careers88% of observed exits move upward from there
Observed career paths · customer_engineering
Where does a Technical Support Engineer go next?
6 observed directions, from real career histories. Percentages are the share of people who made each move; the count is how many careers each number rests on. This is the generic map. No aspiration, no filler.
Typical advancement
Management path
Customer Engineer+69% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
25% of observed moves out of Technical Support Engineer go here (1,400 careers)
leadership branchconfidence high1,400 careers100% of observed exits move upward from there
Director of Technical Support+127% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Product Support Engineer. 13% joint share of observed careers
leadership branchconfidence high1,400 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Support Engineering Lead+127% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Product Support Engineer. 13% joint share of observed careers
leadership branchconfidence high1,400 careers0% of observed exits move upward from there
Career pivot
API Engineer+49% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Product Support Engineer. 4% joint share of observed careers
pivotconfidence moderate460 careers88% of observed exits move upward from there
Growth Engineer+49% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Product Support Engineer. 4% joint share of observed careers
pivotconfidence moderate460 careers88% of observed exits move upward from there