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)

Human Resources Specialists

Career B (or your target career)

Management Analysts

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Comparison table

Metric	Human Resources Specialists	Management Analysts
National median salary	$75,940	$101,860
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	912,430	898,280
Typical education	Bachelor's Degree	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	4	4
Important skills	Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing	Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking
Related careers	First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants, Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers, Social and Community Service Managers	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, Business Continuity Planners, Statistical Assistants, Financial Risk Specialists

Human Resources Specialists dashboard Management Analysts dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

73%

16 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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
Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
Critical Thinking+0.1 level
Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
Writing—
Speaking—
Monitoring+0.4 level
Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
Coordination+0.5 level
Instructing+0.4 level
Active Learning+0.5 level
Service Orientation—
Time Management+0.3 level
Negotiation+0.1 level
Learning Strategies+0.5 level

Only in Management Analysts

Systems Evaluation
Systems Analysis
Persuasion
Management of Personnel Resources
Mathematics
Operations Analysis

Only in Human Resources Specialists

None