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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)

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

Career B (or your target career)

Interior Designers

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Comparison table

MetricFine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and IllustratorsInterior Designers
National median salary$55,490$67,190
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment11,22071,500
Typical educationSome College CoursesBachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsActive Learning, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, SpeakingSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Coordination
Related careersDesktop Publishers, Interior Designers, Video Game Designers, Poets, Lyricists and Creative WritersLighting Technicians, Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers, Furniture Finishers, Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators dashboardInterior Designers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

32%

6 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

13

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+0.8 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.8 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
  • Speaking+1.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
  • Active Learning—

Only in Interior Designers

  • Coordination
  • Service Orientation
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Writing
  • Persuasion
  • Time Management
  • Operations Analysis
  • Monitoring
  • Negotiation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Instructing
  • Mathematics

Only in Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

  • None