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)
Management Analysts
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Comparison table
| Metric | Media Programming Directors | Management Analysts |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $90,360 | $101,860 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 143,120 | 898,280 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Coordination | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking |
| 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 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, Business Continuity Planners, Statistical Assistants, Financial Risk Specialists |
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+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Writing+0.1 level
- Speaking—
- Monitoring+0.2 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Coordination—
- Systems Analysis+0.3 level
- Persuasion+0.4 level
- Instructing+0.1 level
- Active Learning—
- Service Orientation+0.3 level
- Time Management—
- Negotiation—
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Learning Strategies+0.6 level
- Operations Analysis+0.8 level
Only in Management Analysts
- Mathematics
Only in Media Programming Directors
- Management of Material Resources