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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)

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Career B (or your target career)

Facilities Managers

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Comparison table

MetricFirst-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersFacilities Managers
National median salary$79,860$106,660
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment617,500156,180
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job zone33
Important skillsMonitoring, Management of Personnel Resources, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making, Time ManagementSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension
Related careersFirst-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Facilities Managers, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Recycling CoordinatorsFirst-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers, Solar Energy Installation Managers, Management Analysts

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

20 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

4

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
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Monitoring
  • Critical Thinking
  • Coordination
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Time Management
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Writing+0.3 level
  • Instructing
  • Persuasion
  • Active Learning
  • Learning Strategies
  • Negotiation+0.1 level
  • Service Orientation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation+0.3 level

Only in Facilities Managers

  • None

Only in First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Troubleshooting
  • Operation and Control