- Based on 116 Jobtrees users who were a Field Engineer in their career, on average, they have 2.56 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.2 years on average in this job building experience and earn $73K per year before moving on.
- 5% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Field Engineer are Project Manager, Construction Manager and Engineering Intern. Project Manager, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Maintenance Planner, Project Engineer and Construction Worker as they commonly lead to Field Engineer as well. 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 Field Engineer are Senior Estimator, Business Owner and Project Manager based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Senior Estimator, the most common step before Field Engineer, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a more senior title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. For Field Engineer, this is an indication that you should focus more on the scope of the role than the specific title when thinking about building a path to Field Engineer.
- While Senior Estimator is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Field Engineer that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Field Engineer 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 Field Engineer so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Senior Estimator isn't from the same job family as Field Engineer, Engineering - Field, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Business Owner also being a common career path to Field Engineer.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Field Engineer, you should also consider Project Engineer, Safety Manager and Graduate Research Assistant as they commonly lead to Field Engineer as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Field Engineer are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Civil Engineering, Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Construction Management, and Bachelor Degree In Civil Engineering. 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 Senior Estimator being on the path to and from Field Engineer. 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.
- Field Engineer is part of the Engineering - Field job family which has a limited number of unique role types (3) 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.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Field Engineer are Mwd Field Engineer.