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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)

Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts

Career B (or your target career)

Information Security Analysts

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Comparison table

MetricFraud Examiners, Investigators and AnalystsInformation Security Analysts
National median salary$81,100$129,180
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment132,130190,650
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsActive Listening, Writing, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Critical ThinkingReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking
Related careersInformation Security Analysts, Paralegals and Legal Assistants, Security Managers, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Telecommunications Engineering Specialists, Document Management Specialists, Intelligence Analysts

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

87%

13 of 15 target skills

Target-only skills

2

Current-only skills

7

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

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Writing
  • Monitoring+0.5 level
  • Systems Analysis
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Learning
  • Time Management+0.1 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.4 level
  • Coordination

Only in Information Security Analysts

  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operations Monitoring

Only in Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Instructing
  • Mathematics
  • Persuasion
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Learning Strategies
  • Negotiation