Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a business manager can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a business manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Business managers are responsible for setting the objectives of the business unit of a company, creating a plan for the operations, and facilitating the achievement of the objectives and implementation of the plan together with employees of the segment and stakeholders. They keep an overview of the business, understand detailed information of the business unit and support the department, and make decisions based on the information at hand.

Also known as general manager, corporate service manager, business unit manager, operations manager, vice-president, business coordinator, commercial specialist, team manager.

Managers 84 skills on file 5 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: chief operating officer, 71%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
chief operating officer 71% covered bank manager 70% covered medical practice manager 69% covered chief executive officer 61% covered budget manager 52% covered business manager You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from business manager, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a business manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A business manager needs 35 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • exercise stewardship management skills
  • ensure lawful business operations assisting and caring
  • risk identification business, administration and law
  • collaborate in company's daily operations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • conclude business agreements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • assume responsibility for the management of a business management skills
  • apply business acumen management skills
  • develop business plans management skills
  • develop company strategies management skills
  • develop revenue generation strategies management skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a business manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Business manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a business manager’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.