- Based on 22 Jobtrees users who were a Quality Control Technician in their career, on average, they have 2.75 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 2.5 years on average in this job building experience and earn $43K per year before moving on.
- 0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Quality Control Technician are Production Lead, Quality Control Analyst and Food Technologist. Production Lead, 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 Production Lead isn't from the Quality job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Quality Control Technician shown by Food Technologist also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
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- The most common career steps to get to Quality Control Technician are Machine Operator, Customer Service Representative and Quality Assurance Specialist based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- While Machine Operator is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Quality Control Technician that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Quality Control Technician 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 Quality Control Technician so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Machine Operator isn't from the same job family as Quality Control Technician, Quality, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Customer Service Representative also being a common career path to Quality Control Technician.
What should I know about the career path
- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Quality Control Technician are Certificate In Computer Networking, Associate Degree In Art, and Bachelor Of Engineering (b.eng.) In Mechanical 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.
- Quality Control Technician is part of the Quality job family which has a limited number of unique role types (33) 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.