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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)

Architectural and Civil Drafters

Career B (or your target career)

Construction Managers

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Comparison table

MetricArchitectural and Civil DraftersConstruction Managers
National median salary$66,150$114,990
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment103,700380,360
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, CoordinationJudgment and Decision Making, Management of Personnel Resources, Complex Problem Solving, Active Listening, Coordination
Related careersSoftware Developers, Calibration Technologists and Technicians, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, Electrical EngineersGovernment Property Inspectors and Investigators, Mechanical Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Geothermal Production Managers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

60%

15 of 25 target skills

Target-only skills

10

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

  • Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
  • Active Listening+0.5 level
  • Time Management+1.0 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.6 level
  • Coordination+1.4 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
  • Speaking+0.9 level
  • Active Learning+0.8 level
  • Monitoring+1.3 level
  • Writing+0.4 level
  • Systems Analysis+1.0 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.8 level
  • Mathematics+0.8 level
  • Persuasion+0.9 level

Only in Construction Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Negotiation
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Management of Material Resources
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Instructing
  • Service Orientation
  • Learning Strategies
  • Operations Analysis

Only in Architectural and Civil Drafters

  • None