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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)

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

Career B (or your target career)

Education Administrators, Postsecondary

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Comparison table

MetricEducational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsEducation Administrators, Postsecondary
National median salary$64,330$104,590
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment353,310180,470
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeMaster's Degree
Job zone55
Important skillsActive Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, WritingCritical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Writing, Instructing
Related careersTraining and Development Specialists, Mental Health Counselors, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolMiddle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors dashboardEducation Administrators, Postsecondary dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

90%

19 of 21 target skills

Target-only skills

2

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+0.4 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.3 level
  • Speaking+0.3 level
  • Time Management+0.6 level
  • Writing+0.3 level
  • Instructing+0.4 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Monitoring+0.4 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
  • Active Learning—
  • Learning Strategies+0.3 level
  • Social Perceptiveness—
  • Negotiation+0.6 level
  • Persuasion—
  • Coordination+0.3 level
  • Service Orientation—
  • Systems Analysis+0.8 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.5 level

Only in Education Administrators, Postsecondary

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Management of Financial Resources

Only in Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

  • None