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)
Fashion Designers
Career B (or your target career)
Art Directors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Fashion Designers | Art Directors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $80,960 | $114,850 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 21,450 | 53,070 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management | Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance, Sewing Machine Operators, Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers, Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic | Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers, Film and Video Editors, Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers, Video Game Designers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
20 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
1
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
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Time Management—
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
- Operations Analysis+0.3 level
- Writing+0.5 level
- Persuasion+0.1 level
- Monitoring—
- Active Learning+0.6 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Instructing+0.4 level
- Service Orientation+0.2 level
- Learning Strategies+0.3 level
- Negotiation+0.1 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Management of Personnel Resources—
Only in Art Directors
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Fashion Designers
- None