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)

Government Property Inspectors and Investigators

Career B (or your target career)

Facilities Managers

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Comparison table

MetricGovernment Property Inspectors and InvestigatorsFacilities Managers
National median salary$80,730$106,660
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment417,070156,180
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job zone33
Important skillsActive Listening, Speaking, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision MakingSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension
Related careersTitle Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, Civil Engineers, Security Management Specialists, Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansFirst-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers, Solar Energy Installation Managers, Management Analysts

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

95%

19 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

1

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—
  • Reading Comprehension—
  • Monitoring—
  • Critical Thinking—
  • Coordination+0.4 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Time Management+0.6 level
  • Complex Problem Solving—
  • Writing—
  • Instructing—
  • Persuasion—
  • Active Learning—
  • Learning Strategies+0.1 level
  • Negotiation+0.3 level
  • Service Orientation—
  • Systems Analysis—
  • Systems Evaluation—

Only in Facilities Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources

Only in Government Property Inspectors and Investigators

  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operations Monitoring