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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)

Logisticians

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Comparison table

MetricMeeting, Convention, and Event PlannersLogisticians
National median salary$61,160$82,320
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment142,860251,040
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsActive Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Social PerceptivenessCritical Thinking, Coordination, Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension
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 ExecutiveSoftware 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