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)
Media Programming Directors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Audio and Video Technicians | Media Programming Directors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $58,100 | $90,360 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 70,230 | 143,120 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Coordination |
| Related careers | Media Programming Directors, Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers, Computer Network Support Specialists, Film and Video Editors | Training and Development Managers, First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, General and Operations Managers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
64%
14 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
8
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
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.2 level
- Coordination+1.1 level
- Time Management+0.9 level
- Active Listening+0.8 level
- Active Learning+0.9 level
- Monitoring+0.5 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.9 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
- Writing+0.8 level
- Systems Analysis+0.7 level
- Service Orientation—
Only in Media Programming Directors
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Systems Evaluation
- Operations Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing
- Management of Material Resources
Only in Audio and Video Technicians
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control