- Based on 53 Jobtrees users who were a Physical Scientist in their career, on average, they have 4.55 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 10.1 years on average and earn $86K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 13% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Physical Scientist are Graduate Research Assistant, Independent Consultant and Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Graduate Research Assistant, the most common next career step, is a less experienced role which is common to see in career paths as titles aren't synonymous across companies (higher title doesn't always mean higher pay or larger scope) and not all job seekers are looking to increase their responsibility in their next career step.
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- The most common career steps to get to Physical Scientist are Fellow, Graduate Research Assistant and Graduate Student based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Fellow, the most common step before Physical Scientist, 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 Fellow is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Physical Scientist that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Physical Scientist 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 Physical Scientist so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Fellow isn't from the same job family as Physical Scientist, Scientist - General, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Graduate Research Assistant also being a common career path to Physical Scientist.
What should I know about the career path
- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Physical Scientist are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Environmental Science, Bachelor Degree In Environmental Science, and Doctor Of Philosophy (ph.d.) In Chemistry. 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 Fellow being on the path to and from Physical Scientist. 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.
- Physical Scientist is part of the Scientist - General job family which has a limited number of unique role types (36) 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.