Modeled career paths · Marine engineering

Where does a Third Engineer go next?

What employers are asking a Third Engineer 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
Second Engineer+31% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
100% of modeled moves out of Third Engineer go here
progression75% of modeled exits move upward from there
Management path
Chief Engineer, Marine+125% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Second Engineer. 38% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Technical Superintendent+125% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Second Engineer. 38% joint modeled share
leadership branchno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Senior Nuclear Engineer+51% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Second Engineer. 12% joint modeled share
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Drilling Engineer+62% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Second Engineer. 12% 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.