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)
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Media Programming Directors | Librarians and Media Collections Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $90,360 | $68,270 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 143,120 | 133,790 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Coordination | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Writing |
| 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 | Administrative Services Managers, Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Office Clerks, General, Media Programming Directors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
15 of 15 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
7
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+0.1 level
- Active Listening—
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Writing+0.1 level
- Service Orientation+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Monitoring—
- Instructing—
- Active Learning—
- Coordination—
- Learning Strategies—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Time Management—
Only in Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
- None
Only in Media Programming Directors
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Operations Analysis
- Management of Material Resources