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)
Media Programming Directors
Career B (or your target career)
General and Operations Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Media Programming Directors | General and Operations Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $90,360 | $105,770 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 143,120 | 3,503,020 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Coordination | Speaking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Coordination |
| Related careers | 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 | Industrial Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, Management Analysts |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
21 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
1
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
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.2 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Coordination—
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Time Management—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Persuasion+0.3 level
- Active Learning—
- Writing—
- Negotiation+0.4 level
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Systems Evaluation—
- Management of Material Resources+0.3 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Learning Strategies—
- Instructing—
Only in General and Operations Managers
- Management of Financial Resources
Only in Media Programming Directors
- Operations Analysis