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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)

Information Security Analysts

Career B (or your target career)

Database Architects

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Comparison table

MetricInformation Security AnalystsDatabase Architects
National median salary$129,180$139,500
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment190,65067,140
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, SpeakingJudgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Analysis
Related careersSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Telecommunications Engineering Specialists, Document Management Specialists, Intelligence AnalystsComputer Hardware Engineers, Document Management Specialists, Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians, Project Management Specialists

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

68%

13 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

6

Current-only skills

2

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

  • Critical Thinking
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.4 level
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Active Learning
  • Systems Evaluation+0.4 level
  • Writing+0.1 level
  • Monitoring
  • Coordination+0.1 level
  • Time Management

Only in Database Architects

  • Programming
  • Operations Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Technology Design
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation

Only in Information Security Analysts

  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operations Monitoring