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)

Audio and Video Technicians

Career B (or your target career)

Computer User Support Specialists

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Comparison table

MetricAudio and Video TechniciansComputer User Support Specialists
National median salary$58,100$61,860
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment70,230717,190
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone33
Important skillsMonitoring, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem SolvingReading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving
Related careersMedia Programming Directors, Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers, Computer Network Support Specialists, Film and Video EditorsBroadcast Technicians, Web and Digital Interface Designers, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, Web Administrators

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

82%

14 of 17 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

  • Speaking+0.9 level
  • Active Listening+0.8 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
  • Writing
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
  • Monitoring
  • Service Orientation
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Active Learning+0.3 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.1 level
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Time Management

Only in Computer User Support Specialists

  • Learning Strategies
  • Troubleshooting
  • Instructing

Only in Audio and Video Technicians

  • Coordination
  • Operation and Control