Career switch, measured
From Air Traffic Controller to Account Executive
Yes, it's a stretch that needs new skills. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 20% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Forecasting, Leadership, Training and coaching; the main skills to add are Sales, Lead generation, Marketing, Contract negotiation.
20%
skill overlap
2,959
open Account Executive postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillAir Traffic ControllerAccount Executive
- Forecasting70%42%
- Leadership26%31%
- Training and coaching8%11%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Account Executive postings, rarely in Air Traffic Controller ones.
SkillAir Traffic ControllerAccount Executive
- Sales–93%
- Lead generation–52%
- Marketing–48%
- Contract negotiation–41%
- Stakeholder management–39%
- CRM–36%
- Customer success–36%
- B2B sales–34%
Plan your move to Account Executive
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