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)
Firefighters
Career B (or your target career)
Emergency Management Directors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Firefighters | Emergency Management Directors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $59,280 | $93,330 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 345,990 | 13,500 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Coordination, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Active Learning, Service Orientation | Service Orientation, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Writing, Coordination |
| Related careers | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers, Sailors and Marine Oilers, Forest and Conservation Technicians, Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | Loss Prevention Managers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Fire Inspectors and Investigators |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
55%
12 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
10
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
- Service Orientation+2.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+2.4 level
- Speaking+1.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.1 level
- Active Listening+0.9 level
- Monitoring+1.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
- Coordination+1.0 level
- Time Management+1.0 level
- Active Learning+1.1 level
Only in Emergency Management Directors
- Writing
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing
- Persuasion
- Systems Analysis
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Systems Evaluation
- Negotiation
- Operations Analysis
- Mathematics
Only in Firefighters
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring