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)

Computer Network Support Specialists

Career B (or your target career)

Software Developers

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Comparison table

Metric	Computer Network Support Specialists	Software Developers
National median salary	$76,220	$135,980
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	146,190	1,687,890
Typical education	Bachelor's Degree	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	4	4
Important skills	Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring	Programming, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension
Related careers	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Blockchain Engineers, Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	Information Technology Project Managers, Penetration Testers, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, Data Scientists

Computer Network Support Specialists dashboard Software Developers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

75%

12 of 16 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

Critical Thinking+0.4 level
Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
Systems Analysis+0.5 level
Active Learning+0.2 level
Active Listening+0.3 level
Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
Systems Evaluation+0.9 level
Writing+0.1 level
Time Management+0.6 level
Speaking+0.1 level
Monitoring—

Only in Software Developers

Programming
Technology Design
Operations Analysis
Coordination

Only in Computer Network Support Specialists

Troubleshooting
Operations Monitoring