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)

Social and Community Service Managers

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Comparison table

MetricCorrectional Officers and JailersSocial and Community Service Managers
National median salary$58,940$80,390
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment380,500209,330
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Bachelor's Degree
Job zone24
Important skillsActive Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring, Speaking, Critical ThinkingService Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Management of Personnel Resources, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination
Related careersFirst-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Medical and Health Services Managers, Coroners, Court, Municipal, and License ClerksEducation Administrators, Postsecondary, Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, Residential Advisors, Chief Executives

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

85%

17 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

3

Current-only skills

0

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

  • Service Orientation+1.0 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.9 level
  • Active Listening+0.8 level
  • Coordination+0.5 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.5 level
  • Active Learning+0.8 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+1.1 level
  • Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Time Management+1.0 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+1.2 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
  • Writing+1.0 level
  • Speaking+0.6 level
  • Learning Strategies+0.8 level
  • Instructing+1.0 level
  • Persuasion+0.8 level
  • Negotiation+0.8 level

Only in Social and Community Service Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation

Only in Correctional Officers and Jailers

  • None