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)
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
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Comparison table
| Metric | Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | Education Administrators, Postsecondary |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $193,950 | $104,590 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 790 | 180,470 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Writing, Instructing |
| Related careers | Medical and Health Services Managers, Education Administrators, Postsecondary, Data Scientists, Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary | Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
20 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
3
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
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Speaking—
- Time Management+0.3 level
- Writing—
- Instructing+0.1 level
- Active Listening—
- Monitoring—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Active Learning—
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Learning Strategies—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Negotiation+0.5 level
- Persuasion—
- Coordination—
- Service Orientation+0.4 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Systems Evaluation—
Only in Education Administrators, Postsecondary
- Management of Financial Resources
Only in Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
- Science
- Operations Analysis
- Mathematics