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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)

Budget Analysts

Career B (or your target career)

Project Management Specialists

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Comparison table

Metric	Budget Analysts	Project Management Specialists
National median salary	$91,640	$102,320
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	47,160	1,066,670
Typical education	Bachelor's Degree	Not recorded
Job zone	4	4
Important skills	Mathematics, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making	Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing, Monitoring
Related careers	Chief Executives, Financial Risk Specialists, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, Financial and Investment Analysts	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Logistics Engineers, Natural Sciences Managers, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

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Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

64%

14 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

Active Listening—
Critical Thinking—
Monitoring+0.6 level
Writing—
Judgment and Decision Making—
Time Management+0.6 level
Speaking+0.4 level
Active Learning+0.5 level
Reading Comprehension—
Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
Complex Problem Solving—
Systems Analysis—
Systems Evaluation+0.3 level
Management of Financial Resources—

Only in Project Management Specialists

Coordination
Management of Personnel Resources
Negotiation
Persuasion
Service Orientation
Instructing
Learning Strategies
Management of Material Resources

Only in Budget Analysts

Mathematics