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)

Baristas

Career B (or your target career)

Food Service Managers

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Comparison table

Metric	Baristas	Food Service Managers
National median salary	$31,200	$69,390
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	3,854,050	238,430
Typical education	Not recorded	High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone	2	2
Important skills	Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring	Speaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Active Listening, Management of Personnel Resources
Related careers	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Butchers and Meat Cutters, Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders, Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	Cooks, Fast Food, Waiters and Waitresses, Food Scientists and Technologists, First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

Baristas dashboard Food Service Managers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

27%

6 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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

Monitoring+1.1 level
Active Listening+0.9 level
Speaking+1.1 level
Coordination+1.1 level
Service Orientation+0.9 level
Social Perceptiveness+1.4 level

Only in Food Service Managers

Management of Personnel Resources
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Time Management
Active Learning
Learning Strategies
Negotiation
Instructing
Judgment and Decision Making
Writing
Complex Problem Solving
Systems Analysis
Systems Evaluation
Persuasion
Management of Financial Resources
Management of Material Resources

Only in Baristas

None