Career switch, measured
From Education Administrator to Project Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 68% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Construction management, Budgeting, Leadership, Microsoft Office; the main skills to add are Stakeholder management, Communication, Procurement, Forecasting.
68%
skill overlap
2,384
open Project Manager postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillEducation AdministratorProject Manager
- Construction management54%37%
- Budgeting46%61%
- Leadership61%58%
- Microsoft Office33%35%
- Scheduling30%32%
- Excel31%26%
- Project management20%76%
- Quality control16%18%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Project Manager postings, rarely in Education Administrator ones.
SkillEducation AdministratorProject Manager
- Stakeholder management10%40%
- Communication7%34%
- Procurement11%29%
- Forecasting–24%
- Problem solving10%22%
- Process improvement8%16%
- Contract negotiation–16%
- Risk management–
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