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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)

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

Career B (or your target career)

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

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Comparison table

MetricDispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceTransportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
National median salary$50,340$107,230
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment202,810221,180
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Not recorded
Job zone24
Important skillsActive Listening, Speaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Reading ComprehensionReading Comprehension, Active Listening, Coordination, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving
Related careersRail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers, Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Locomotive EngineersProduction, Planning, and Expediting Clerks, Management Analysts, First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants, Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance dashboardTransportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

62%

13 of 21 target skills

Target-only skills

8

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

  • Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
  • Active Listening—
  • Coordination+0.3 level
  • Monitoring+0.5 level
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Active Learning+0.7 level
  • Writing+0.7 level
  • Speaking—
  • Time Management+0.6 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
  • Service Orientation+0.2 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level

Only in Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

  • Systems Analysis
  • Negotiation
  • Instructing
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Persuasion
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Learning Strategies
  • Management of Material Resources

Only in Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

  • None