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)

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

Career B (or your target career)

Chief Executives

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Comparison table

MetricFirst-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesChief Executives
National median salary$106,040$213,990
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment154,610204,350
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Master's Degree
Job zone25
Important skillsSocial Perceptiveness, Management of Personnel Resources, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, MonitoringJudgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Evaluation, Management of Financial Resources
Related careersIntelligence Analysts, Coroners, General and Operations Managers, Emergency Management DirectorsSales Managers, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, Financial Examiners, Labor Relations Specialists

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

83%

20 of 24 target skills

Target-only skills

4

Current-only skills

0

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

  • Judgment and Decision Making+1.5 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.8 level
  • Speaking+0.8 level
  • Systems Evaluation+1.8 level
  • Coordination+0.9 level
  • Management of Personnel Resources+1.3 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
  • Writing+0.4 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
  • Negotiation+1.6 level
  • Systems Analysis+1.9 level
  • Active Listening+0.8 level
  • Time Management+0.9 level
  • Monitoring+1.3 level
  • Persuasion+0.8 level
  • Active Learning+0.5 level
  • Instructing
  • Service Orientation
  • Learning Strategies

Only in Chief Executives

  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Management of Material Resources
  • Mathematics
  • Operations Analysis

Only in First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

  • None