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)
Security Management Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Fire Inspectors and Investigators | Security Management Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $75,920 | $83,050 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 13,800 | 1,087,090 |
| Typical education | Post-Secondary Certificate | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Writing, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Transit and Railroad Police, First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Security Management Specialists, Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | Intelligence Analysts, Computer and Information Systems Managers, Construction and Building Inspectors, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects |
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
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Speaking—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Coordination+0.3 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.9 level
- Monitoring+0.5 level
- Writing+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level
- Persuasion+0.5 level
- Time Management+0.3 level
- Instructing+0.3 level
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Learning Strategies+0.1 level
Only in Security Management Specialists
- Systems Analysis
- Operations Analysis
- Negotiation
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Quality Control Analysis
Only in Fire Inspectors and Investigators
- None