- Based on 26 Jobtrees users who were a Senior Computer Scientist in their career, on average, they have 6.32 years of experience and 3 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 8.8 years on average and earn $140K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 8% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Senior Computer Scientist are Computer Scientist, Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer. While Computer Scientist is from the same job family, Software Developer, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Software Engineer, also being a common career path from Senior Computer Scientist.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Research Assistant, Student and Lead Engineer as they commonly lead to Senior Computer Scientist 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 Senior Computer Scientist are Software Engineer, Computer Scientist and Principal Software Engineer based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Software Engineer, the most common step before Senior Computer 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 Software Engineer is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Senior Computer Scientist that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Senior Computer 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 Senior Computer Scientist so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Software Engineer isn't from the same job family as Senior Computer Scientist, Software Developer, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Computer Scientist also being a common career path to Senior Computer Scientist.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Senior Computer Scientist are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Computer Science, Doctor Of Philosophy (ph.d.) In Computer Science, and Master Degree In Computer Science. 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 Software Engineer being on the path to and from Senior Computer 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.
- Senior Computer Scientist is part of the Software Developer job family which has a limited number of unique role types (49) 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.