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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)

Intelligence Analysts

Career B (or your target career)

Management Analysts

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Comparison table

Metric	Intelligence Analysts	Management Analysts
National median salary	$93,790	$101,860
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	114,430	898,280
Typical education	Bachelor's Degree	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	4	4
Important skills	Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Writing, Critical Thinking	Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking
Related careers	Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, Social Science Research Assistants, Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators, Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, Business Continuity Planners, Statistical Assistants, Financial Risk Specialists

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Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

77%

17 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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

Active Listening—
Reading Comprehension—
Critical Thinking—
Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
Writing—
Speaking—
Monitoring+0.7 level
Systems Evaluation+0.9 level
Social Perceptiveness+0.9 level
Coordination+0.5 level
Persuasion+0.8 level
Instructing+0.4 level
Active Learning—
Time Management+0.3 level
Negotiation+0.1 level
Learning Strategies+0.8 level

Only in Management Analysts

Systems Analysis
Service Orientation
Management of Personnel Resources
Mathematics
Operations Analysis

Only in Intelligence Analysts

None