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)
Instructional Coordinators
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Comparison table
| Metric | Media Programming Directors | Instructional Coordinators |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $90,360 | $77,440 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 143,120 | 227,760 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Coordination | Learning Strategies, Instructing, Speaking, Writing, Monitoring |
| 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 | Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
20 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
2
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
- Learning Strategies+1.6 level
- Speaking+0.4 level
- Instructing+0.9 level
- Writing+0.6 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Active Listening+0.4 level
- Active Learning+0.2 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Critical Thinking—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Coordination—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Service Orientation+0.6 level
- Time Management—
- Systems Evaluation+0.1 level
- Persuasion—
- Systems Analysis+0.1 level
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Negotiation+0.1 level
Only in Instructional Coordinators
- None
Only in Media Programming Directors
- Operations Analysis
- Management of Material Resources