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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)

Music Directors and Composers

Career B (or your target career)

Media Technical Directors/Managers

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Comparison table

MetricMusic Directors and ComposersMedia Technical Directors/Managers
National median salary$73,710$90,360
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment12,540143,120
Typical educationMaster's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsActive Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision MakingSpeaking, Active Listening, Coordination, Monitoring, Critical Thinking
Related careersBroadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys, Writers and Authors, Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators, Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and AthletesWeb Administrators, Computer Systems Analysts, Computer Network Architects, Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Music Directors and Composers dashboardMedia Technical Directors/Managers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

70%

14 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

6

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

  • Monitoring+1.0 level
  • Coordination+0.3 level
  • Speaking+0.4 level
  • Active Listening+0.4 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.3 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
  • Time Management+0.6 level
  • Complex Problem Solving—
  • Active Learning+0.2 level
  • Writing—
  • Social Perceptiveness—
  • Persuasion—
  • Systems Evaluation+0.3 level

Only in Media Technical Directors/Managers

  • Learning Strategies
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Systems Analysis
  • Instructing
  • Operation and Control

Only in Music Directors and Composers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Negotiation