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)
Airfield Operations Specialists
Career B (or your target career)
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
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Comparison table
| Metric | Airfield Operations Specialists | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $56,850 | $50,340 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 15,190 | 202,810 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Speaking | Active Listening, Speaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Traffic Technicians, Ship Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand, Locomotive Engineers | Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers, Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Locomotive Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
13 of 13 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
5
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
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Coordination—
- Monitoring—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Writing—
- Critical Thinking—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Service Orientation—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning—
Only in Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
- None
Only in Airfield Operations Specialists
- Instructing
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Operations Monitoring
- Learning Strategies