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, Transit and Intercity
Career B (or your target career)
Airfield Operations Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | Airfield Operations Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $59,050 | $56,850 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 159,240 | 15,190 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Time Management, Active Listening, Service Orientation | Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Speaking |
| Related careers | Airfield Operations Specialists, Air Traffic Controllers, Transit and Railroad Police, Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers | Traffic Technicians, Ship Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand, Locomotive Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
44%
8 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
10
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
- Monitoring+1.6 level
- Active Listening+1.3 level
- Speaking+1.6 level
- Critical Thinking+1.1 level
- Time Management+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
- Service Orientation+0.4 level
- Operations Monitoring—
Only in Airfield Operations Specialists
- Reading Comprehension
- Coordination
- Complex Problem Solving
- Writing
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Active Learning
- Instructing
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Learning Strategies
Only in Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
- Operation and Control