Career switch, measured
From Administrative Services Manager to Security Manager
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 45% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Budgeting, Leadership, Regulatory compliance, Scheduling; the main skills to add are Security operations, Customer service, Training and coaching, Cybersecurity.
45%
skill overlap
55
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillAdministrative Services ManagerSecurity Manager
- Budgeting61%56%
- Leadership55%82%
- Regulatory compliance31%33%
- Scheduling22%20%
- Auditing15%20%
- Process improvement13%22%
- Stakeholder management15%42%
- Excel15%13%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Security Manager postings, rarely in Administrative Services Manager ones.
SkillAdministrative Services ManagerSecurity Manager
- Security operations–47%
- Customer service10%47%
- Training and coaching13%45%
- Cybersecurity–18%
- Communication–16%
- Problem solving–13%
- Counseling–13%
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