Subject Matter Expert Career Path
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Based on 31 Jobtrees users who were a Subject Matter Expert in their career, on average, they have 2.96 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 5.3 years on average in this job building experience and earn $99K 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 Subject Matter Expert are Architect, Professor and Geographer.
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How can I become a
The most common career steps to get to Subject Matter Expert are Psychologist, Senior Programmer Analyst and Special Investigator based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
Psychologist, the most common step before Subject Matter Expert, 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 Psychologist is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Subject Matter Expert that is an overwhelmingly common path. This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Subject Matter Expert so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
While Psychologist isn't from the same job family as Subject Matter Expert, General, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Senior Programmer Analyst also being a common career path to Subject Matter Expert.
What should I know about the career path
Subject Matter Expert is a role that people spend a significant amount of time in before moving on. In roles like this that are more senior, that is common as there is room and usually an expectation to grow within the role.
Subject Matter Expert is part of the General job family which has a variety of unique role 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.