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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)

Business Continuity Planners

Career B (or your target career)

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

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Comparison table

MetricBusiness Continuity PlannersComputer Systems Engineers/Architects
National median salary$83,050$116,580
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment1,087,090435,370
Typical educationBachelor's DegreePost-Secondary Certificate
Job zone43
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, Active Listening, WritingReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Systems Analysis, Speaking
Related careersDatabase Administrators, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects, Chief Sustainability Officers, Computer and Information Systems ManagersProject Management Specialists, Penetration Testers, Data Warehousing Specialists, Information Security Analysts

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

75%

18 of 24 target skills

Target-only skills

6

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

  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Systems Analysis
  • Speaking
  • Writing
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Learning
  • Monitoring
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Learning Strategies
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Coordination
  • Instructing
  • Service Orientation
  • Time Management

Only in Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

  • Operations Analysis
  • Programming
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Science
  • Mathematics

Only in Business Continuity Planners

  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation