What’s middle management? A new study from the job-matching service TheLadders suggests that’s a question job seekers may soon be asking. The study shows that once-ubiquitous middle-management jobs – with titles like “manager” and “director” – are being replaced by skill-specific positions in the technology sector
The study analyzed keywords and phrases job seekers use to search for jobs – along with employers’ word choices for job postings – from TheLadders’ more than 6 million members and 60,000 employers. More than 600 job titles were analyzed between 2008 and 2013. The findings reveal that the growth rate of titles containing the word “manager” is 25 percent lower than the national average, and the growth rate of titles containing the word “director” is 50 percent lower. What’s more, within the top 10 percent of growing jobs, less than 2 percent of titles contain the word “manager” or “director.”
“Gone are the days when pursuing a management track equates to professional advancement,” says Amanda Augustine, TheLadders’ job search expert. “Today, professionals can reach the same financial rewards as middle management by building technical expertise.”
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