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)
Transit and Railroad Police
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Comparison table
| Metric | Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | Transit and Railroad Police |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $59,050 | $90,230 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 159,240 | 4,390 |
| 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 | Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring |
| Related careers | Airfield Operations Specialists, Air Traffic Controllers, Transit and Railroad Police, Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Correctional Officers and Jailers, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, Airfield Operations Specialists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
41%
7 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
10
Current-only skills
2
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+1.6 level
- Active Listening+0.5 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.9 level
- Monitoring+1.0 level
- Service Orientation+0.4 level
- Time Management+0.4 level
Only in Transit and Railroad Police
- Complex Problem Solving
- Coordination
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Reading Comprehension
- Negotiation
- Systems Analysis
- Instructing
- Persuasion
Only in Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring