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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)

Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

Career B (or your target career)

Emergency Management Directors

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Comparison table

MetricFire-Prevention and Protection EngineersEmergency Management Directors
National median salary$115,160$93,330
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment21,45013,500
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision MakingService Orientation, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Writing, Coordination
Related careersEnvironmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Government Property Inspectors and Investigators, Penetration TestersLoss Prevention Managers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers dashboardEmergency Management Directors dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

22 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

3

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+2.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+1.4 level
  • Speaking+0.3 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Writing+0.3 level
  • Monitoring+1.4 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+1.1 level
  • Coordination+1.9 level
  • Learning Strategies+0.6 level
  • Time Management+0.4 level
  • Instructing+0.9 level
  • Active Learning+0.1 level
  • Persuasion+0.5 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.1 level
  • Management of Personnel Resources+0.8 level
  • Systems Evaluation—
  • Negotiation+0.5 level
  • Operations Analysis—
  • Mathematics—

Only in Emergency Management Directors

  • None

Only in Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

  • Science
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Technology Design