Career switch, measured
From Billing Specialist to Executive Assistant
Yes, it's a stretch that needs new skills. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 29% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Office administration, Microsoft Office, Excel, Communication; the main skills to add are Leadership, Scheduling, Logistics, Stakeholder management.
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skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillBilling SpecialistExecutive Assistant
- Office administration45%43%
- Microsoft Office56%60%
- Excel65%32%
- Communication21%41%
- Research12%16%
- Problem solving12%18%
- Regulatory compliance10%10%
- Process improvement8%6%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Executive Assistant postings, rarely in Billing Specialist ones.
SkillBilling SpecialistExecutive Assistant
- Leadership7%71%
- Scheduling–68%
- Logistics–49%
- Stakeholder management–46%
- Budgeting–22%
- Project management–18%
- Marketing–13%
- Procurement–9%
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