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)
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Career B (or your target career)
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $54,210 | $64,330 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 154,800 | 353,310 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Writing | Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Writing |
| Related careers | Office Clerks, General, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | Training and Development Specialists, Mental Health Counselors, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, Special Education Teachers, Middle School |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
74%
14 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
5
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
- Active Listening—
- Social Perceptiveness+1.0 level
- Speaking—
- Service Orientation+0.4 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Writing+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.8 level
- Monitoring+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.8 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Coordination+0.8 level
- Negotiation+0.2 level
- Time Management+0.4 level
Only in Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
- Learning Strategies
- Persuasion
- Instructing
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
Only in Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
- None