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)
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
Career B (or your target career)
School Psychologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | School Psychologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $105,870 | $95,990 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 328,330 | 63,940 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Post-Master's Certificate |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Learning Strategies, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making | Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Teaching Assistants, Special Education, Tutors, Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors, Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten | Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary, Tutors, Rehabilitation Counselors, Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
19 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
4
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—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Listening—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Writing—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Service Orientation—
- Learning Strategies—
- Coordination—
- Persuasion—
- Time Management—
- Negotiation—
- Instructing—
- Systems Analysis—
- Systems Evaluation—
Only in School Psychologists
- None
Only in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources
- Mathematics