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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)

Airfield Operations Specialists

Career B (or your target career)

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

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Comparison table

MetricAirfield Operations SpecialistsFirst-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
National median salary$56,850$55,940
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment15,19081,480
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job zone32
Important skillsMonitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, SpeakingActive Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Speaking
Related careersTraffic Technicians, Ship Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand, Locomotive EngineersPolice and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, Transit and Railroad Police, Administrative Services Managers, First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Airfield Operations Specialists dashboardFirst-Line Supervisors of Security Workers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

84%

16 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

3

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

  • Active Listening—
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Speaking—
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Monitoring—
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
  • Writing+0.5 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
  • Coordination—
  • Time Management+0.4 level
  • Instructing+0.1 level
  • Active Learning—
  • Service Orientation—
  • Systems Analysis—
  • Learning Strategies+0.4 level

Only in First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation

Only in Airfield Operations Specialists

  • Systems Evaluation
  • Operations Monitoring