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
| Metric | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | Emergency Management Directors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $106,040 | $93,330 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 154,610 | 13,500 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Social Perceptiveness, Management of Personnel Resources, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Monitoring | Service Orientation, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Writing, Coordination |
| Related careers | Intelligence Analysts, Coroners, General and Operations Managers, Emergency Management Directors | Loss 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