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)

Emergency Management Directors

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Comparison table

MetricFirst-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesEmergency Management Directors
National median salary$106,040$93,330
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment154,61013,500
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Bachelor's Degree
Job zone24
Important skillsSocial Perceptiveness, Management of Personnel Resources, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, MonitoringService Orientation, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Writing, Coordination
Related careersIntelligence Analysts, Coroners, General and Operations Managers, Emergency Management DirectorsLoss Prevention Managers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Fire Inspectors and Investigators

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

91%

20 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

2

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

  • Service Orientation+1.8 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+1.4 level
  • Speaking+0.3 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.4 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Writing+0.3 level
  • Monitoring+0.6 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
  • Coordination+1.0 level
  • Learning Strategies
  • Time Management
  • Instructing+0.2 level
  • Active Learning+0.3 level
  • Persuasion
  • Systems Analysis+0.9 level
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Systems Evaluation+0.9 level
  • Negotiation+0.4 level

Only in Emergency Management Directors

  • Operations Analysis
  • Mathematics

Only in First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

  • None