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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)

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Career B (or your target career)

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

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Comparison table

MetricComputer and Information Systems ManagersNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators
National median salary$175,140$99,130
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment670,570314,340
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeNot recorded
Job zone43
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision MakingSystems Analysis, Active Listening, Troubleshooting, Judgment and Decision Making, Systems Evaluation
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Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

70%

16 of 23 target skills

Target-only skills

7

Current-only skills

6

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

  • Systems Evaluation+0.5 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.5 level
  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
  • Time Management
  • Speaking
  • Active Learning
  • Operations Analysis+0.2 level
  • Writing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Coordination
  • Instructing

Only in Network and Computer Systems Administrators

  • Troubleshooting
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Programming
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operation and Control
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Repairing

Only in Computer and Information Systems Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Persuasion
  • Mathematics
  • Negotiation
  • Management of Financial Resources