Career switch, measured
From Air Traffic Controller to Financial Manager
Yes, it's a stretch that needs new skills. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 18% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Forecasting, Leadership, Training and coaching; the main skills to add are Accounting, CPA, Auditing, Budgeting.
18%
skill overlap
1,121
open Financial Manager postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillAir Traffic ControllerFinancial Manager
- Forecasting70%42%
- Leadership26%70%
- Training and coaching8%28%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Financial Manager postings, rarely in Air Traffic Controller ones.
SkillAir Traffic ControllerFinancial Manager
- Accounting–79%
- CPA–45%
- Auditing–41%
- Budgeting–40%
- Financial reporting–34%
- Excel–33%
- Communication–27%
- Stakeholder management–26%
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