Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a research manager can go next

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

Research managers oversee the research and development functions of a research facility or program or university. They support the executive staff, coordinate work activities, and monitor staff and research projects. They may work in a wide array of sectors, such as the chemical, technical and life sciences sector. Research managers can also advise on research and execute research themselves.

Managers 34 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: cultural archive manager, 25%

cultural archive manager 25% covered collection manager 24% covered exhibition curator 24% covered exhibition registrar 18% covered research engineer 18% covered research manager You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from research manager. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a research manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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research 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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a research manager already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.