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)
Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Career B (or your target career)
Emergency Management Directors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Fire Inspectors and Investigators | Emergency Management Directors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $75,920 | $93,330 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 13,800 | 13,500 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Writing, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness | Service Orientation, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Writing, Coordination |
| Related careers | Transit and Railroad Police, First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Security Management Specialists, Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | Loss Prevention Managers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Fire Inspectors and Investigators |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
77%
17 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
5
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
- Service Orientation+1.9 level
- Complex Problem Solving+2.1 level
- Speaking+0.4 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.3 level
- Active Listening+0.5 level
- Writing+0.6 level
- Monitoring+1.2 level
- Social Perceptiveness+1.0 level
- Coordination+1.4 level
- Learning Strategies+0.9 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Instructing+1.0 level
- Active Learning+1.1 level
- Persuasion+0.8 level
- Systems Evaluation+1.4 level
Only in Emergency Management Directors
- Systems Analysis
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
- Operations Analysis
- Mathematics
Only in Fire Inspectors and Investigators
- None