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)
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Career B (or your target career)
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
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Comparison table
| Metric | News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists | Communications Teachers, Postsecondary |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $62,200 | $78,580 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 39,250 | 29,420 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Writing | Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Learning Strategies, Writing |
| Related careers | Business Intelligence Analysts, Correspondence Clerks, Communications Teachers, Postsecondary, Sociologists | Special Education Teachers, Elementary School, Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary, Law Teachers, Postsecondary, Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
68%
13 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
6
Current-only skills
0
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
- Speaking+0.8 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Active Listening—
- Writing+0.5 level
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Persuasion—
- Time Management—
- Coordination—
Only in Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Negotiation
- Service Orientation
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
Only in News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- None