Observed career paths · trauma_surgery

Where does a Trauma Surgery Fellow go next?

13 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.

Management path
Trauma Surgeon+370% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of observed moves out of Trauma Surgery Fellow go here (4,200 careers)
leadership branchconfidence high4,200 careers100% of observed exits move upward from there
Senior Trauma Surgeon+530% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of observed moves out of Trauma Surgery Fellow go here (1,400 careers)
leadership branchconfidence high1,400 careers92% of observed exits move upward from there
Pediatric Surgeon+428% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Pediatric Surgery Fellow. 5% joint share of observed careers
leadership branchconfidence moderate460 careers100% of observed exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Chief of Trauma Surgery+802% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Trauma Surgeon. 13% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence high1,400 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Trauma Medical Director+802% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Trauma Surgeon. 13% joint share of observed careers
executive stepconfidence high1,400 careersno observed onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Pediatric Surgery Fellow+2% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of observed moves out of Trauma Surgery Fellow go here (460 careers)
pivotconfidence moderate460 careers86% of observed exits move upward from there
Transplant Surgery Fellow+2% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of observed moves out of Trauma Surgery Fellow go here (460 careers)
pivotconfidence moderate460 careers86% of observed exits move upward from there

What this page can’t know: which of these fit you. Your skills change the overlap, your record changes the difficulty, your priorities change the order. One question. What do you do today?. And this map becomes yours.

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