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)
Correctional Officers and Jailers
Career B (or your target career)
Rehabilitation Counselors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Correctional Officers and Jailers | Rehabilitation Counselors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $58,940 | $46,850 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 380,500 | 94,740 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring, Speaking, Critical Thinking | Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Service Orientation |
| Related careers | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Medical and Health Services Managers, Coroners, Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | Physical Therapist Aides, Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists, Psychiatric Aides, Health Education Specialists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
89%
16 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
1
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
- Social Perceptiveness+1.3 level
- Speaking+0.6 level
- Active Listening+0.8 level
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Service Orientation+1.1 level
- Coordination+0.5 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Writing+1.0 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Active Learning+0.4 level
- Learning Strategies+0.8 level
- Time Management+0.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
- Persuasion+0.6 level
- Instructing+0.1 level
Only in Rehabilitation Counselors
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
Only in Correctional Officers and Jailers
- Negotiation