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)
Animal Caretakers
Career B (or your target career)
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Animal Caretakers | First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $35,360 | $48,590 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 266,910 | 114,110 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension | Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Time Management, Management of Personnel Resources, Social Perceptiveness |
| Related careers | Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers, Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists, Child, Family, and School Social Workers, Phlebotomists | First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers, Human Resources Specialists, Patient Representatives, Residential Advisors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
30%
6 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
14
Current-only skills
0
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+0.9 level
- Coordination+1.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.7 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
Only in First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
- Critical Thinking
- Social Perceptiveness
- Time Management
- Speaking
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Persuasion
- Instructing
- Writing
- Learning Strategies
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Negotiation
Only in Animal Caretakers
- None