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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 Technology Project Managers

Career B (or your target career)

Business Continuity Planners

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Comparison table

MetricInformation Technology Project ManagersBusiness Continuity Planners
National median salary$116,580$83,050
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment435,3701,087,090
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Time Management, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, WritingCritical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, Active Listening, Writing
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Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

20 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

0

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

  • Complex Problem Solving+0.9 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.4 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Active Learning+0.5 level
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.5 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.5 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
  • Writing+0.4 level
  • Coordination
  • Monitoring
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Learning Strategies+0.6 level
  • Time Management
  • Instructing+0.4 level
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation
  • Service Orientation+0.1 level

Only in Business Continuity Planners

  • None

Only in Information Technology Project Managers

  • Management of Material Resources
  • Management of Financial Resources