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)

Transit and Railroad Police

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Comparison table

MetricFire Inspectors and InvestigatorsTransit and Railroad Police
National median salary$75,920$90,230
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment13,8004,390
Typical educationPost-Secondary CertificateBachelor's Degree
Job zone33
Important skillsActive Listening, Writing, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Social PerceptivenessSpeaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring
Related careersTransit and Railroad Police, First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Security Management Specialists, Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthFirst-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Correctional Officers and Jailers, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, Airfield Operations Specialists

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

88%

15 of 17 target skills

Target-only skills

2

Current-only skills

2

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
  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Coordination
  • Writing
  • Active Learning
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Service Orientation
  • Instructing
  • Time Management
  • Persuasion+0.1 level

Only in Transit and Railroad Police

  • Negotiation
  • Systems Analysis

Only in Fire Inspectors and Investigators

  • Learning Strategies
  • Systems Evaluation