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)
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Career B (or your target career)
Data Scientists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | Data Scientists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $193,950 | $120,230 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 790 | 262,440 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 5 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking | Mathematics, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Programming |
| Related careers | Medical and Health Services Managers, Education Administrators, Postsecondary, Data Scientists, Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers, Data Warehousing Specialists, Computer Systems Analysts |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
92%
11 of 12 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
12
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
- Mathematics+1.1 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Speaking—
- Active Learning+0.3 level
- Writing—
- Active Listening—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring—
- Time Management—
Only in Data Scientists
- Programming
Only in Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Social Perceptiveness
- Persuasion
- Coordination
- Science
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Operations Analysis
- Service Orientation
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation