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Transition: Education/Teaching Field to PM work worth considering?

Getting into PM

Yikes... reading some of these posts has me questioning... but I'll shoot my shot anyways!

I hope this is the place to post and hopefully get some insight and, possibly, advice. Right now, I am finishing my 11th year working at a drop-out prevention high school. I started as a teacher and "worked my way up" to my current title, which is assistant principal. I just finished my 2nd year in this role.

I'll be honest... I am absolutely burned out at this job and honestly, this career choice. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love education and the best part about my job is working with the kids. But a career in education just doesn't cut it anymore (salary, stress, toxic, etc...). So I thought a transition from my time in education and leadership to PM work would make sense. I have had a lot of friends/people tell me my skills would transfer pretty easily.

I started working towards getting my PM certification through Google and am about halfway through right now (took a break because job was getting crazy). Is it worth finishing? Is this career choice a good move? And what/how do you choose which field to work in specifically? (Healthcare, construction, tech, etc.)

Posted Jun 3, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC

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