- Based on 107 Jobtrees users who were a Lieutenant in their career, on average, they have 4.78 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 9.5 years on average and earn $67K per year on average in this more senior role.
- 4% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Lieutenant are Sergeant, Captain and Investigator. Sergeant, 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. While Sergeant is from the same job family, Military, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Investigator, also being a common career path from Lieutenant.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Police Officer, Service Director and Adjunct Professor as they commonly lead to Lieutenant 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 Lieutenant are Captain, Sergeant and Police Officer based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Captain, the most common step before Lieutenant, 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 Lieutenant, 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 Lieutenant.
- While Captain is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Lieutenant that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Lieutenant 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 Lieutenant so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- This is a Mid role meaning if you don’t have significant work experience and likely also experience in a closely related field, you need to start more than one or two steps away from this role in planning your path. Consider captain or sergeant as these are the most popular career starting points for Jobtrees users that led to lieutenant. For a quicker path to this senior role title, consider looking at smaller companies as they have less layers to get to these more senior titles. The scope of the role and likely the pay though will still likely compare more similarly to a less experienced role title at a larger company. This is partly why you see some unexpected experience level titles leading to this role.
- While Captain isn't from the same job family as Lieutenant, Military, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Sergeant also being a common career path to Lieutenant.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Lieutenant, you should also consider Police Detective, Chief and Personal Trainer as they commonly lead to Lieutenant as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Lieutenant are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Journalism, Master Of Science (m.sc.) In Management, and Bachelor Degree In High School Education. 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 Captain being on the path to and from Lieutenant. 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.
- Lieutenant is part of the Military job family which has a limited number of unique role types (41) 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.