Career switch, measured
From Project Manager to Construction Laborer
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 45% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Construction management, Budgeting, Civil engineering, Procurement; the main skills to add are Workplace safety, Blueprint reading, Forklift, CDL.
45%
skill overlap
78
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillProject ManagerConstruction Laborer
- Construction management37%54%
- Budgeting61%17%
- Civil engineering9%6%
- Procurement29%13%
- Process improvement16%13%
- Project management76%10%
- Manufacturing10%10%
- OSHA7%17%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Construction Laborer postings, rarely in Project Manager ones.
SkillProject ManagerConstruction Laborer
- Workplace safety8%33%
- Blueprint reading7%19%
- Forklift–17%
- CDL–13%
- Troubleshooting–13%
- Cybersecurity–9%
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