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Lead Animator

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Your path to the next level

Bachelor's degree → entry role → credentials → graduate path → mid-level → senior-level.

  1. Entry-level role
    No entry-level role mapped yet.
  2. Credentials that advance you
    Autodesk Certified Professional: Maya
    Autodesk
  3. Graduate paths worth considering
    No graduate degree mapped yet.
  4. Mid-level role
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  5. Senior-level roleYou are here
    Lead Animator
    Lead
    7–10 yrs • $100K – $160K
Overview

Degrees that lead to this role

No mapped degrees found for this role yet.
Career ladder

How the climb looks

  1. 1
    Lead Animator
    Current • you are here
    years
  2. 2
    Animation Director
    Next
    years
Salary range

What you can realistically earn

Entry / low
$100K
Typical mid
$130K
Top of range
$160K
$100K$160K

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Certifications

Credentials that advance you

Animation / 3D
High
Autodesk Certified Professional: Maya
Autodesk
2D Animation
Medium
Toon Boom Harmony Certification
Toon Boom
Master's degrees

Graduate paths worth considering

No graduate degree mapped yet.

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