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)

Childcare Workers

Career B (or your target career)

Child, Family, and School Social Workers

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Comparison table

Metric	Childcare Workers	Child, Family, and School Social Workers
National median salary	$34,980	$59,550
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	518,910	392,550
Typical education	High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	2	4
Important skills	Monitoring, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Active Listening	Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension
Related careers	Special Education Teachers, Middle School, Medical and Health Services Managers, Teaching Assistants, Special Education, Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, Patient Representatives, Recreational Therapists, Personal Care Aides

Childcare Workers dashboard Child, Family, and School Social Workers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

78%

14 of 18 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+1.8 level
Speaking+1.1 level
Social Perceptiveness+1.4 level
Critical Thinking+1.3 level
Service Orientation+0.9 level
Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
Reading Comprehension+1.1 level
Monitoring+0.8 level
Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
Writing+1.2 level
Coordination+0.9 level
Active Learning+0.8 level
Instructing+0.4 level
Learning Strategies—

Only in Child, Family, and School Social Workers

Time Management
Persuasion
Negotiation
Systems Analysis

Only in Childcare Workers

None