Modeled career paths · Trading

Where does a Trading Assistant go next?

What employers are asking a Trading Assistant 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
Trader+142% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
100% of modeled moves out of Trading Assistant go here
progression86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Management path
Senior Trader+210% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Trader. 64% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Head of Desk+314% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Trader. 21% joint modeled share
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Senior Quantitative Analyst+157% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Trader. 7% 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.