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)
Historians
Career B (or your target career)
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Historians | Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $76,750 | $76,910 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 3,450 | 47,940 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Speaking, Active Learning | Writing, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Learning |
| Related careers | Editors, Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary, Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary, Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Curators, Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary, Public Relations Specialists, Special Effects Artists and Animators |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
9 of 9 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
4
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
- Writing+0.9 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Speaking—
- Active Learning—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level
Only in Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
- None
Only in Historians
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing
- Monitoring
- Coordination