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)
Survey Researchers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | Survey Researchers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $45,920 | $69,460 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 148,060 | 8,290 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing |
| Related careers | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, File Clerks, Medical Records Specialists | Intelligence Analysts, Financial Quantitative Analysts, Geodetic Surveyors, Instructional Coordinators |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
60%
12 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
8
Current-only skills
1
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
- Writing+1.1 level
- Active Listening+0.4 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Critical Thinking+1.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.8 level
- Coordination+0.3 level
- Time Management+0.4 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Service Orientation—
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Persuasion—
Only in Survey Researchers
- Mathematics
- Active Learning
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Instructing
Only in Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
- Negotiation