Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Actors
Career B (or your target career)
Art Directors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Actors | Art Directors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $114,850 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 53,070 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking | Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Self-Enrichment Teachers, Models, Film and Video Editors, Special Effects Artists and Animators | Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers, Film and Video Editors, Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers, Video Game Designers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
33%
7 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
14
Current-only skills
0
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Speaking—
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Time Management+0.7 level
- Coordination+0.9 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
Only in Art Directors
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Operations Analysis
- Writing
- Persuasion
- Monitoring
- Active Learning
- Instructing
- Service Orientation
- Learning Strategies
- Negotiation
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Management of Personnel Resources
Only in Actors
- None