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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)

Business Continuity Planners

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Comparison table

MetricMeeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBusiness Continuity Planners
National median salary$61,160$83,050
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment142,8601,087,090
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsActive Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Social PerceptivenessCritical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, Active Listening, Writing
Related careersAgents 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 ExecutiveDatabase Administrators, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects, Chief Sustainability Officers, Computer and Information Systems Managers
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners dashboardBusiness Continuity Planners dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

95%

19 of 20 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

  • Complex Problem Solving+1.4 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.7 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Active Learning+1.3 level
  • Speaking+0.1 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.9 level
  • Systems Analysis+1.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
  • Writing+0.8 level
  • Coordination—
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Social Perceptiveness—
  • Time Management—
  • Instructing+0.5 level
  • Management of Personnel Resources—
  • Persuasion—
  • Negotiation—
  • Service Orientation—

Only in Business Continuity Planners

  • Learning Strategies

Only in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

  • Management of Financial Resources