- Based on 40 Jobtrees users who were a Model Maker in their career, on average, they have 5.18 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 7.6 years on average in this job building experience and earn $56K per year before moving on.
- 35% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Model Maker are Artist, Applications Engineer and Freelancer. Artist, 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. While Artist is from the same job family, Artist, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Applications Engineer, also being a common career path from Model Maker.
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- The most common career steps to get to Model Maker are Senior Model Maker, Programmer and Fabricator based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- While Senior Model Maker is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Model Maker that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Model Maker 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 Model Maker so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Senior Model Maker is from the same job family, Artist as Model Maker, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Programmer also leading to Model Maker.
What should I know about the career path
- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Model Maker are Bachelor Degree In Fine Art, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Physics Education, and Bachelor Degree In Music. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Model Maker is part of the Artist job family which has a limited number of unique role types (32) 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.