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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)

Disc Jockeys, Except Radio

Career B (or your target career)

Media Programming Directors

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Comparison table

MetricDisc Jockeys, Except RadioMedia Programming Directors
National median salaryNot published$90,360
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employmentNot published143,120
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone24
Important skillsSocial Perceptiveness, Speaking, Service Orientation, Active Listening, Time ManagementSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Coordination
Related careersSpecial Effects Artists and Animators, Athletes and Sports Competitors, Demonstrators and Product Promoters, ChoreographersTraining and Development Managers, First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, General and Operations Managers
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio dashboardMedia Programming Directors dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

41%

9 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

13

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

  • Speaking+1.0 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.5 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
  • Coordination+1.5 level
  • Time Management+1.1 level
  • Active Listening+1.1 level
  • Monitoring+0.5 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.8 level
  • Service Orientation—

Only in Media Programming Directors

  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Active Learning
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Writing
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Operations Analysis
  • Learning Strategies
  • Instructing
  • Management of Material Resources

Only in Disc Jockeys, Except Radio

  • None