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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)

Management Analysts

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Comparison table

MetricMeeting, Convention, and Event PlannersManagement Analysts
National median salary$61,160$101,860
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment142,860898,280
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsActive Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Social PerceptivenessReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking
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 ExecutiveMarket Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, Business Continuity Planners, Statistical Assistants, Financial Risk Specialists
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners dashboardManagement Analysts dashboard

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

  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.2 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.7 level
  • Writing+0.4 level
  • Speaking—
  • Monitoring+0.4 level
  • Systems Evaluation+0.5 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
  • Coordination—
  • Systems Analysis+0.8 level
  • Persuasion+0.4 level
  • Instructing+0.4 level
  • Active Learning+0.8 level
  • Service Orientation—
  • Time Management—
  • Negotiation—
  • Management of Personnel Resources—

Only in Management Analysts

  • Mathematics
  • Learning Strategies
  • Operations Analysis

Only in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

  • Management of Financial Resources