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Where a chief operating officer can go next

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

Chief operating officers are the right hand and second in command of a company's chief executive officer. They ensure that the daily operations of the company run smoothly. Chief operating officers also develop company policies, rules and goals.

Highest coverage recorded: 76%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 1difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 44required or supplementary

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

chief executive officer 76% covered · difficulty 33.9

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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chief operating officer is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a chief operating officer 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.