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P1
EARTHA.EARTHATM14D0.P1
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences — P1
P2
EARTHA.EARTHATM14D0.P2
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences — P2
P3
EARTHA.EARTHATM14D0.P3
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences — P3
P4
EARTHA.EARTHATM14D0.P4
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences — P4
Market pay$68k ($53k$87k)inherited$80k ($63k$101k)inherited$91k ($71k$115k)inherited$120k ($95k$153k)inherited
LevelP1 · P1 — Entry-Level ProfessionalP2 · P2 — Developing ProfessionalP3 · P3 — Mid-Level ProfessionalP4 · P4 — Senior Professional
FunctionEarth & Atmospheric SciencesEarth & Atmospheric SciencesEarth & Atmospheric SciencesEarth & Atmospheric Sciences
FocusEarth & Atmospheric SciencesEarth & Atmospheric SciencesEarth & Atmospheric SciencesEarth & Atmospheric Sciences
Typical years0–21–33–55–8
ScopeOwn tasks within a defined componentDefined deliverables / small featuresFeatures or a sub-system end-to-endA system or set of related features
AutonomyClose supervision; work reviewed frequentlyGeneral supervision; reviewed at milestonesWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standardSelf-directed; reviewed at critical decision points
ImpactOwn deliverablesOwn and immediate-team deliverablesProject / team outcomesMulti-team / function outcomes
Decision rightsFew independent decisions; escalates the restRoutine technical choices within guidanceOwns implementation decisions for own scopeOwns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent design