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)
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Career B (or your target career)
Commercial Pilots
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Comparison table
| Metric | Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | Commercial Pilots |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $58,170 | $123,220 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 9,760 | 47,630 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Management of Personnel Resources, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Time Management, Speaking | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening |
| Related careers | First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, Remote Sensing Technicians, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
79%
15 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
2
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
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
- Active Listening+1.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.1 level
- Speaking+0.6 level
- Active Learning+1.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.7 level
- Coordination—
- Learning Strategies—
- Systems Analysis+0.3 level
- Instructing+0.4 level
- Writing—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Time Management—
Only in Commercial Pilots
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Mathematics