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)
Logisticians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | Logisticians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $61,160 | $82,320 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 142,860 | 251,040 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Social Perceptiveness | Critical Thinking, Coordination, Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension |
| 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 | Software Developers, Sales Managers, Recycling Coordinators, Cargo and Freight Agents |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
19 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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
- Critical Thinking+0.2 level
- Speaking—
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.9 level
- Coordination+0.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Active Learning+0.4 level
- Systems Analysis+0.8 level
- Writing+0.1 level
- Time Management—
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.4 level
- Persuasion+0.1 level
- Negotiation—
- Service Orientation—
- Systems Evaluation+0.5 level
- Instructing—
Only in Logisticians
- Operations Analysis
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
Only in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Management of Financial Resources