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 and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Career B (or your target career)
Childcare Workers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare | Childcare Workers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $59,300 | $34,980 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 73,660 | 518,910 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 4 | 2 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Speaking | Monitoring, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Training and Development Specialists, Management Analysts, Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, Education Administrators, Postsecondary | Special Education Teachers, Middle School, Medical and Health Services Managers, Teaching Assistants, Special Education, Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
14 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
8
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
- Monitoring—
- Service Orientation—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Speaking—
- Coordination—
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Writing—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Learning—
- Learning Strategies—
- Instructing—
- Complex Problem Solving—
Only in Childcare Workers
- None
Only in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Time Management
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Management of Material Resources
- Systems Evaluation
- Management of Financial Resources
- Systems Analysis