Career change after a layoff, where to begin?, operations analyst here

After 11 years as an operations analyst I am thinking about moving into a different field. I worked as an operations analyst before this. I have good customer skills and I am comfortable with spreadsheets. Did you take a pay cut?

You likely have more transferable skills than you think. Write down what you did, not what the job title said.

Try a small project in the new field before committing. It told me a lot about whether I would enjoy it.