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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)

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Emergency Management Directors

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Comparison table

MetricAmbulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical TechniciansEmergency Management Directors
National median salary$35,450$93,330
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment12,63013,500
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone24
Important skillsActive Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Service Orientation, Reading ComprehensionService Orientation, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Writing, Coordination
Related careersDispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, Registered Nurses, Medical and Health Services Managers, Anesthesiologist AssistantsLoss Prevention Managers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians dashboardEmergency Management Directors dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

45%

10 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

12

Current-only skills

1

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

  • Service Orientation+2.3 level
  • Speaking+1.0 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.7 level
  • Critical Thinking+1.0 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+1.3 level
  • Active Listening+0.9 level
  • Monitoring+1.5 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+1.0 level
  • Coordination+2.1 level
  • Active Learning+1.1 level

Only in Emergency Management Directors

  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Writing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Time Management
  • Instructing
  • Persuasion
  • Systems Analysis
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Negotiation
  • Operations Analysis
  • Mathematics

Only in Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

  • Operation and Control