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)

General and Operations Managers

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Comparison table

MetricFirst-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesGeneral and Operations Managers
National median salary$106,040$105,770
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment154,6103,503,020
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone24
Important skillsSocial Perceptiveness, Management of Personnel Resources, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, MonitoringSpeaking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Coordination
Related careersIntelligence Analysts, Coroners, General and Operations Managers, Emergency Management DirectorsIndustrial Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, Management Analysts

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

  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Critical Thinking
  • Coordination
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Time Management
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Persuasion
  • Active Learning
  • Writing
  • Negotiation+0.5 level
  • Service Orientation
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Learning Strategies
  • Instructing

Only in General and Operations Managers

  • Management of Material Resources
  • Management of Financial Resources

Only in First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

  • None