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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)

Funeral Home Managers

Career B (or your target career)

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

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Comparison table

MetricFuneral Home ManagersMeeting, Convention, and Event Planners
National median salary$78,790$61,160
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment13,910142,860
Typical educationAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone34
Important skillsService Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Time Management, Reading ComprehensionActive Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Social Perceptiveness
Related careersMeeting, Convention, and Event Planners, Rehabilitation Counselors, Insurance Sales Agents, Child, Family, and School Social WorkersAgents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes, Logisticians, First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

80%

16 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

4

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
  • Speaking+0.3 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.3 level
  • Coordination+0.5 level
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation
  • Time Management+0.1 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
  • Monitoring+0.4 level
  • Persuasion
  • Writing
  • Negotiation+0.4 level
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Instructing+0.1 level

Only in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

  • Active Learning
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Management of Financial Resources

Only in Funeral Home Managers

  • None