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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)

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

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Comparison table

MetricAircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsRailroad Conductors and Yardmasters
National median salary$58,170$78,000
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment9,76046,440
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone22
Important skillsManagement of Personnel Resources, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Time Management, SpeakingSpeaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Time Management
Related careersFirst-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 RepairersHighway Maintenance Workers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants, Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors dashboardRailroad Conductors and Yardmasters dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

72%

13 of 18 target skills

Target-only skills

5

Current-only skills

4

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

  • Coordination+0.4 level
  • Speaking—
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Time Management—
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
  • Management of Personnel Resources—
  • Writing—
  • Active Learning+0.1 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.3 level

Only in Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Persuasion
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation

Only in Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

  • Learning Strategies
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Instructing
  • Mathematics