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)
Budget Analysts
Career B (or your target career)
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
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Comparison table
| Metric | Budget Analysts | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $91,640 | $54,210 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 47,160 | 154,800 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Mathematics, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making | Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Writing |
| Related careers | Chief Executives, Financial Risk Specialists, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, Financial and Investment Analysts | Office Clerks, General, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
79%
11 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
3
Current-only skills
4
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+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Writing—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Monitoring—
- Time Management—
Only in Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
- Service Orientation
- Coordination
- Negotiation
Only in Budget Analysts
- Mathematics
- Management of Financial Resources
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation