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)
Bus Drivers, School
Career B (or your target career)
Commercial Pilots
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Comparison table
| Metric | Bus Drivers, School | Commercial Pilots |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $47,920 | $123,220 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 402,930 | 47,630 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Emergency Medical Technicians, Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers, Air Traffic Controllers, Commercial Pilots | Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, Remote Sensing Technicians, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
42%
8 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
11
Current-only skills
1
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
- Operations Monitoring+2.0 level
- Monitoring+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking+1.3 level
- Active Listening+0.9 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.1 level
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Coordination+0.9 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
Only in Commercial Pilots
- Operation and Control
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Troubleshooting
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Analysis
- Instructing
- Writing
- Time Management
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Bus Drivers, School
- Service Orientation