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)
Geographers
Career B (or your target career)
Historians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Geographers | Historians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $102,040 | $76,750 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 1,400 | 3,450 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Writing, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Speaking, Active Learning |
| Related careers | Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians, Environmental Economists, Urban and Regional Planners, Sociologists | Editors, Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary, Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary, Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
13 of 13 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
6
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+0.1 level
- Writing—
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Speaking—
- Active Listening—
- Active Learning—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Learning Strategies—
- Instructing—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring—
- Coordination—
Only in Historians
- None
Only in Geographers
- Science
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Time Management
- Mathematics
- Service Orientation