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)
Media Programming Directors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Librarians and Media Collections Specialists | Media Programming Directors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $68,270 | $90,360 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 133,790 | 143,120 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Writing | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Coordination |
| Related careers | Administrative Services Managers, Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Office Clerks, General, Media Programming Directors | Training and Development Managers, First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, General and Operations Managers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
68%
15 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
7
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
- Speaking—
- Critical Thinking+0.2 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
- Coordination+1.3 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Active Listening—
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Monitoring+0.5 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.1 level
- Writing—
- Learning Strategies+0.1 level
- Instructing+0.3 level
- Service Orientation—
Only in Media Programming Directors
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Operations Analysis
- Management of Material Resources
Only in Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
- None