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)
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Career B (or your target career)
Social Science Research Assistants
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Comparison table
| Metric | Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | Social Science Research Assistants |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $45,920 | $61,990 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 148,060 | 30,640 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking | Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving |
| Related careers | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, File Clerks, Medical Records Specialists | Technical Writers, Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
50%
6 of 12 target skills
Target-only skills
6
Current-only skills
7
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+1.1 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Writing+0.5 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Speaking—
Only in Social Science Research Assistants
- Science
- Active Learning
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Analysis
Only in Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
- Time Management
- Persuasion
- Monitoring
- Coordination
- Negotiation