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)
Teaching Assistants, Special Education
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Comparison table
| Metric | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | Teaching Assistants, Special Education |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $105,870 | Not published |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 328,330 | Not published |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Learning Strategies, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making | Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring |
| Related careers | Teaching Assistants, Special Education, Tutors, Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors, Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten | Training and Development Managers, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
14 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
9
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—
- Speaking—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Learning Strategies—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Service Orientation—
- Monitoring—
- Instructing—
- Critical Thinking—
- Coordination—
- Writing—
- Persuasion—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning—
Only in Teaching Assistants, Special Education
- None
Only in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Systems Evaluation
- Negotiation
- Time Management
- Management of Financial Resources
- Systems Analysis
- Management of Material Resources
- Mathematics