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)
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Career B (or your target career)
Administrative Services Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | Administrative Services Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $61,160 | $114,130 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 142,860 | 263,960 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Social Perceptiveness | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Time Management, Speaking, Coordination |
| Related careers | Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes, Logisticians, First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | Social and Community Service Managers, Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, Information Technology Project Managers, First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
18 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
1
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
- Reading Comprehension—
- Time Management+0.3 level
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Coordination—
- Writing+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Negotiation—
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.4 level
- Monitoring—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Service Orientation—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Systems Analysis—
- Active Learning+0.3 level
- Instructing+0.1 level
- Persuasion—
Only in Administrative Services Managers
- Learning Strategies
Only in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Systems Evaluation
- Management of Financial Resources