Career switch, measured
From Education Administrator to Construction Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 91% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Construction management, Budgeting, Leadership, Microsoft Office; the main skills to add are Procurement, Communication, Stakeholder management, Logistics.
91%
skill overlap
1,232
open Construction Manager postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillEducation AdministratorConstruction Manager
- Construction management54%71%
- Budgeting46%60%
- Leadership61%61%
- Microsoft Office33%33%
- Scheduling30%41%
- Excel31%25%
- Project management20%53%
- Quality control16%31%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Construction Manager postings, rarely in Education Administrator ones.
SkillEducation AdministratorConstruction Manager
- Procurement11%29%
- Communication7%24%
- Stakeholder management10%23%
- Logistics–18%
- Forecasting–15%
- Civil engineering–14%
- Blueprint reading5%13%
- Contract negotiation–
Plan your move to Construction Manager
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