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)

Film and Video Editors

Career B (or your target career)

Technical Writers

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Comparison table

MetricFilm and Video EditorsTechnical Writers
National median salary$75,420$90,390
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment25,61045,500
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job zone44
Important skillsActive Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, SpeakingWriting, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking
Related careersPhotographers, Writers and Authors, Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators, Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc JockeysComputer Programmers, Database Administrators, Correspondence Clerks, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

10 of 10 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

1

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

  • Writing+1.9 level
  • Reading Comprehension+1.1 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Speaking+0.5 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.4 level
  • Active Learning+0.4 level
  • Time Management
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Coordination
  • Monitoring

Only in Technical Writers

  • None

Only in Film and Video Editors

  • Complex Problem Solving