- Based on 22 Jobtrees users who were a Service Advisor in their career, on average, they have 3.63 years of experience and 3 jobs prior to this one. They spend 2.9 years on average in this job building experience and earn $66K per year before moving on.
- 18% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Service Advisor are Sales Associate, Assistant Service Manager and Truck Driver. Sales Associate, 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 Sales Associate isn't from the Service job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Service Advisor shown by Assistant Service Manager also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
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- The most common career steps to get to Service Advisor are Assistant Manager, Machine Operator and Accountant based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Assistant Manager, the most common step before Service Advisor, 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 Service Advisor, 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 Service Advisor.
- While Assistant Manager is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Service Advisor that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Service Advisor 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 Service Advisor so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Assistant Manager isn't from the same job family as Service Advisor, Service, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Machine Operator also being a common career path to Service Advisor.
What should I know about the career path
- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Service Advisor are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Business Management, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In General Studies, and Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Management. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Service Advisor is part of the Service job family which has a limited number of unique role types (23) 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.