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)
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio
Career B (or your target career)
Video Game Designers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Disc Jockeys, Except Radio | Video Game Designers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $104,000 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 113,330 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Service Orientation, Active Listening, Time Management | Programming, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Special Effects Artists and Animators, Athletes and Sports Competitors, Demonstrators and Product Promoters, Choreographers | Computer and Information Research Scientists, Audio and Video Technicians, Search Marketing Strategists, Set and Exhibit Designers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
42%
8 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
11
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
- Active Listening+1.0 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Monitoring+0.2 level
- Coordination+0.8 level
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
Only in Video Game Designers
- Programming
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Active Learning
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Writing
- Operations Analysis
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Technology Design
Only in Disc Jockeys, Except Radio
- Service Orientation