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)
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Career B (or your target career)
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
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Comparison table
| Metric | Librarians and Media Collections Specialists | Education Administrators, Postsecondary |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $68,270 | $104,590 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 133,790 | 180,470 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Writing | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Writing, Instructing |
| Related careers | Administrative Services Managers, Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Office Clerks, General, Media Programming Directors | Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
71%
15 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
6
Current-only skills
0
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+0.5 level
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Time Management+0.9 level
- Writing+0.3 level
- Instructing+0.9 level
- Active Listening+0.3 level
- Monitoring+0.9 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.1 level
- Active Learning+0.6 level
- Learning Strategies+1.0 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.9 level
- Coordination+1.0 level
- Service Orientation+0.5 level
Only in Education Administrators, Postsecondary
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Management of Financial Resources
Only in Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
- None