Where a governor can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a governor already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Governors are the main legislators of a nation's unit such as a state or province. They supervise staff, perform administrative and ceremonial duties, and function as the main representative for their governed region. They regulate local governments in their region.
Also known as regional governor, state governor, viceroy, prefect.
Managers 30 skills on file 5 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: mayor, 68%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A governor needs 11 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- engage in debates communication, collaboration and creativity
- perform government ceremonies assisting and caring
- constitutional law business, administration and law
- legislation procedure business, administration and law
- good governance social sciences, journalism and information
- manage government policy implementation management skills
- budgetary principles business, administration and law
- government policy implementation social sciences, journalism and information
- liaise with local authorities communication, collaboration and creativity
- manage budgets management skills
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a governor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- mayor 77% covered · difficulty 23.3
- government minister 73% covered · difficulty 26.6
- senator 71% covered · difficulty 28.7
- member of parliament 67% covered · difficulty 32.6
- secretary general 57% covered · difficulty 41.6
- city councillor 52% covered · difficulty 45.9
- public administration manager 49% covered · difficulty 48.4
- public relations manager 41% covered · difficulty 56.6
- special-interest groups' official 38% covered · difficulty 57.7
- sports programme coordinator 32% covered · difficulty 62.5
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Governor is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a governor’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.