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)

Coroners

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Comparison table

MetricFirst-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesCoroners
National median salary$106,040$80,730
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment154,610417,070
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Bachelor's Degree
Job zone23
Important skillsSocial Perceptiveness, Management of Personnel Resources, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, MonitoringCritical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Coordination
Related careersIntelligence Analysts, Coroners, General and Operations Managers, Emergency Management DirectorsPsychiatrists, Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

94%

15 of 16 target skills

Target-only skills

1

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

  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
  • Active Listening
  • Coordination
  • Writing
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Learning
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Monitoring
  • Time Management
  • Service Orientation
  • Learning Strategies
  • Instructing

Only in Coroners

  • Science

Only in First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation