Career switch, measured
From Correctional Officer to Executive Assistant
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 40% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Leadership, Office administration, Regulatory compliance; the main skills to add are Scheduling, Microsoft Office, Logistics, Stakeholder management.
40%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillCorrectional OfficerExecutive Assistant
- Leadership56%71%
- Office administration19%43%
- Regulatory compliance14%10%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Executive Assistant postings, rarely in Correctional Officer ones.
SkillCorrectional OfficerExecutive Assistant
- Scheduling–68%
- Microsoft Office–60%
- Logistics–49%
- Stakeholder management–46%
- Communication–41%
- Excel–32%
- Budgeting–22%
- Problem solving–18%
Plan your move to Executive Assistant
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