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)
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Career B (or your target career)
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $232,140 | $58,170 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 103,560 | 9,760 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 4 | 2 |
| Important skills | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Active Listening | Management of Personnel Resources, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Time Management, Speaking |
| Related careers | Motorboat Operators, Sailors and Marine Oilers, Transportation Inspectors, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians | 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 |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
94%
16 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
1
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
- Critical Thinking—
- Speaking—
- Time Management—
- Monitoring—
- Active Listening—
- Coordination—
- Learning Strategies+0.5 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Instructing—
- Writing—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning—
- Systems Analysis—
- Mathematics—
Only in Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
- Management of Personnel Resources
Only in Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Systems Evaluation
- Troubleshooting
- Quality Control Analysis