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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)

Emergency Management Directors

Career B (or your target career)

Public Safety Telecommunicators

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Comparison table

MetricEmergency Management DirectorsPublic Safety Telecommunicators
National median salary$93,330$53,040
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment13,500102,500
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone42
Important skillsService Orientation, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Writing, CoordinationActive Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Coordination
Related careersLoss Prevention Managers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Fire Inspectors and InvestigatorsForest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists, Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters, Security Management Specialists, First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

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

  • Active Listening—
  • Speaking—
  • Social Perceptiveness—
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Coordination—
  • Service Orientation—
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Complex Problem Solving—
  • Monitoring—
  • Active Learning—
  • Persuasion—
  • Instructing—
  • Writing—

Only in Public Safety Telecommunicators

  • None

Only in Emergency Management Directors

  • Learning Strategies
  • Time Management
  • Systems Analysis
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Negotiation
  • Operations Analysis
  • Mathematics