Career switch, measured
From Human Resources Manager to Compensation Analyst
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 46% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include HR administration, Payroll, Regulatory compliance, Leadership; the main skills to add are Stakeholder management, Auditing, Compensation, Customer success.
46%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillHuman Resources ManagerCompensation Analyst
- HR administration50%44%
- Payroll27%32%
- Regulatory compliance43%36%
- Leadership70%44%
- Microsoft Office25%26%
- ERP systems17%21%
- Excel20%48%
- Problem solving19%27%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Compensation Analyst postings, rarely in Human Resources Manager ones.
SkillHuman Resources ManagerCompensation Analyst
- Stakeholder management14%38%
- Auditing12%33%
- Compensation–32%
- Customer success–26%
- Sales6%23%
- Marketing7%23%
- Research–21%
- Data analysis8%17%
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