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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 Personal Service Workers

Career B (or your target career)

Residential Advisors

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Comparison table

MetricFirst-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersResidential Advisors
National median salary$48,590$42,240
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment114,11084,760
Typical educationAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degreeSome College Courses
Job zone33
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Active Listening, Time Management, Management of Personnel Resources, Social PerceptivenessSocial Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Coordination, Speaking, Monitoring
Related careersFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers, Human Resources Specialists, Patient Representatives, Residential AdvisorsHealth Education Specialists, Mental Health Counselors, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers dashboardResidential Advisors dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

15 of 15 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

5

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

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

Only in Residential Advisors

  • None

Only in First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Instructing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation