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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)

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

Career B (or your target career)

Project Management Specialists

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Comparison table

MetricExecutive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsProject Management Specialists
National median salary$76,590$102,320
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment459,9101,066,670
Typical educationAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degreeNot recorded
Job zone34
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation, WritingCritical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing, Monitoring
Related careersPublic Relations Specialists, Public Relations Managers, Project Management Specialists, Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsFirst-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Logistics Engineers, Natural Sciences Managers, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

59%

13 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

9

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
  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Writing
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
  • Time Management+0.6 level
  • Speaking
  • Active Learning+0.5 level
  • Coordination+0.6 level
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
  • Negotiation+0.8 level
  • Service Orientation

Only in Project Management Specialists

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Systems Analysis
  • Persuasion
  • Instructing
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Learning Strategies
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Management of Material Resources

Only in Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

  • None