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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 Security Workers

Career B (or your target career)

Transit and Railroad Police

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Comparison table

MetricFirst-Line Supervisors of Security WorkersTransit and Railroad Police
National median salary$55,940$90,230
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment81,4804,390
Typical educationAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone23
Important skillsActive Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, SpeakingSpeaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring
Related careersPolice and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, Transit and Railroad Police, Administrative Services Managers, First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersFirst-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Correctional Officers and Jailers, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, Airfield Operations Specialists
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers dashboardTransit and Railroad Police dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

17 of 17 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

2

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—
  • Active Listening—
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Complex Problem Solving—
  • Social Perceptiveness—
  • Monitoring—
  • Coordination—
  • Writing—
  • Active Learning—
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Negotiation+0.2 level
  • Service Orientation—
  • Systems Analysis—
  • Instructing—
  • Time Management—
  • Persuasion+0.1 level

Only in Transit and Railroad Police

  • None

Only in First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Learning Strategies