Transition manager vs change manager

The differences between transition managers and change managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both a transition manager and a change manager. Additionally, a change manager has an average salary of $96,652, which is higher than the $95,226 average annual salary of a transition manager.

The top three skills for a transition manager include customer service, project management and recordkeeping. The most important skills for a change manager are project management, organizational change management, and portfolio.

Transition manager vs change manager overview

	Transition Manager	Change Manager
Yearly salary	$95,226	$96,652
Hourly rate	$45.78	$46.47
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	29,681	79,685
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	8	8

What does a transition manager do?

The primary role of a transition manager is to handle requests for change through collection and assessment. Transition managers take responsibility to plan and oversee the transfer of relevant information for solution support, acceptance, and operation. They develop transition plans such as application or infrastructure support models. It is their job to get a consultation from experts or executives on the effects of the changes and deny or approve requests. They also serve as the liaison between project managers and business owners.

What does a change manager do?

The primary role of a change manager is to ensure the timely achievement of corporate projects. Change managers will see to it that the projects are on the budget allotted by the company through heightened employee usage and adoption. They focus on changes in technology and systems, organizational structure, job roles, and business processes. The most significant skills for this job include strategic analysis, digital literacy, leadership, and communication skills.

Transition manager vs change manager salary

Transition managers and change managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Transition Manager	Change Manager
Average salary	$95,226	$96,652
Salary range	Between $67,000 And $133,000	Between $72,000 And $128,000
Highest paying City	San Jose, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Oregon	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Accenture	Meta
Best paying industry	Retail	Professional

Differences between transition manager and change manager education

There are a few differences between a transition manager and a change manager in terms of educational background:

	Transition Manager	Change Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Carnegie Mellon University

Transition manager vs change manager demographics

Here are the differences between transition managers' and change managers' demographics:

	Transition Manager	Change Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 59.7% Female, 40.3%	Male, 56.7% Female, 43.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% Asian, 12.6% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 12.6% White, 65.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between transition manager and change manager duties and responsibilities

Transition manager example responsibilities.

Lead sales pursuit teams for host and cloud manage services clients and RFP responses.
Lead team in developing and setting up a cost effective steady state PMO team.
Develop the support plan for managing the unmanned locations to meet SLA requirement for customer.
Key member of PMO team for managing stakeholder relationships between stakeholders, operations and third-party vendors.
Manage the delivery of services within contract minimums in accordance with the agreed to baseline for NMCI seat delivery.
Manage portfolio of applications supporting IBM's enterprise business information and customer data.

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Change manager example responsibilities.

Implement and manage network installations and design for ShoretTel VoIP telephone systems and upgrades to cabling for VoIP requirements.
Manage and maintain workflows for this CRM as well as the enterprise wide web-base work ticket solution (RedMine).
Manage SharePoint server configuration list.
Manage expenditures and all project budgets within the portfolio including monthly forecasting.
Manage several new global business opportunity RFP responses through securing third party proposals.
Manage the SDLC risk assessment matrix that include mitigation strategies and contingency plans for corporate communication.

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Transition manager vs change manager skills

Common transition manager skills

Customer Service, 13%
Project Management, 6%
Recordkeeping, 6%
Customer Satisfaction, 6%
Smooth Transition, 6%
Project Plan, 6%

Common change manager skills

Project Management, 11%
Organizational Change Management, 9%
Portfolio, 6%
Governance, 6%
Client Facing, 5%
Customer Service, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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