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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)

Human Resources Specialists

Career B (or your target career)

Social and Community Service Managers

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Comparison table

MetricHuman Resources SpecialistsSocial and Community Service Managers
National median salary$75,940$80,390
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment912,430209,330
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsSpeaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, WritingService Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Management of Personnel Resources, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination
Related careersFirst-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants, Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers, Social and Community Service ManagersEducation Administrators, Postsecondary, Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, Residential Advisors, Chief Executives
Human Resources Specialists dashboardSocial and Community Service Managers dashboard

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

  • Service Orientation+0.8 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.7 level
  • Active Listening+0.3 level
  • Coordination+0.5 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Active Learning+0.5 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
  • Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Time Management+1.0 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Writing—
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Learning Strategies+0.5 level
  • Instructing+0.8 level
  • Negotiation+0.8 level

Only in Social and Community Service Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Persuasion

Only in Human Resources Specialists

  • None