Career switch, measured
From Chaplain to School Counselor
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 75% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Counseling, Teaching, Mental health, Leadership; the main skills to add are Regulatory compliance, Excel, Bilingual Spanish, Data analysis.
75%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillChaplainSchool Counselor
- Counseling62%62%
- Teaching21%24%
- Mental health26%13%
- Leadership47%25%
- Communication21%33%
- Training and coaching26%15%
- Research21%10%
- Customer service9%20%
Skills to add
Asked for often in School Counselor postings, rarely in Chaplain ones.
SkillChaplainSchool Counselor
- Regulatory compliance–25%
- Excel–21%
- Bilingual Spanish–20%
- Data analysis–20%
- Problem solving–18%
- Microsoft Office–18%
- Marketing–14%
- Case management–14%
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