Also called: School Administrators
Education Administrators (Kindergarten through Secondary) build judgment and decision making, management of personnel resources and complex problem solving skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Training and Development Managers (86%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Training and Development Managers | 86% | $133,000 | +26% | None |
| 2 | Instructional Coordinators | 83% | $77,440 | −27% | None |
| 3 | Human Resources Managers | 79% | $149,280 | +41% | None |
| 4 | Chief Executives | 77% | $213,990 | +102% | None |
| 5 | Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | 76% | $193,950 | +83% | None |
| 6 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | 74% | $149,230 | +41% | None |
| 7 | Labor Relations Specialists | 74% | $95,420 | −10% | None |
| 8 | Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 73% | $99,080 | −6% | None |
| 9 | Sales Managers | 73% | $148,270 | +40% | None |
| 10 | Public Relations Managers | 72% | $146,910 | +39% | None |
Compared with Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, median $105,870. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as education administrators (kindergarten through secondary) (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
86% skill match · $133,000 · +26% pay
Operations Analysis
83% skill match · $77,440 · −27% pay
79% skill match · $149,280 · +41% pay
Programming
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Training and Development Managers (86% skill match, median $133,000), Instructional Coordinators (83% skill match, median $77,440) and Human Resources Managers (79% skill match, median $149,280), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 12 pay more than education administrators (kindergarten through secondary) at the median. The biggest increases: Chief Executives (+102%, $213,990), Industrial-Organizational Psychologists (+83%, $193,950) and Marketing Managers (+58%, $166,790).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.