- Based on 24 Jobtrees users who were a Clinical Specialist in their career, on average, they have 2.61 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 5.6 years on average and earn $87K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Clinical Specialist are Physical Therapist, Cardiovascular Technologist and Account Manager. While Physical Therapist is from the same job family, Medical - Care Providers, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Account Manager, also being a common career path from Clinical Specialist.
- Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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- The most common career steps to get to Clinical Specialist are Radiology Technologist, Prosthetist and Physical Therapist based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Radiology Technologist, the most common step before Clinical Specialist, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Radiology Technologist is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Clinical Specialist that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Clinical Specialist career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Clinical Specialist so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Radiology Technologist is from the same job family, Medical - Care Providers as Clinical Specialist, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Public Health Intern also leading to Clinical Specialist.
What should I know about the career path
- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Clinical Specialist are Doctoral degree In Physical Therapy, Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Prosthetics And Orthotics, and Associate Degree In Respiratory Care. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Radiology Technologist being on the path to and from Clinical Specialist. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Clinical Specialist is part of the Medical - Care Providers job family which has a limited number of unique role types (128) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.