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)
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
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Comparison table
| Metric | Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $193,950 | $77,570 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 790 | 12,610 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking | Instructing, Speaking, Learning Strategies, Writing, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Medical and Health Services Managers, Education Administrators, Postsecondary, Data Scientists, Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary | Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary, Special Education Teachers, Secondary School, Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary, Special Education Teachers, Elementary School |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
17 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
6
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
- Instructing+1.0 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Learning Strategies+0.9 level
- Active Listening—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Learning+0.8 level
- Writing—
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Coordination—
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Time Management—
- Systems Analysis—
- Systems Evaluation—
Only in Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
- None
Only in Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
- Persuasion
- Science
- Operations Analysis
- Mathematics
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation