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)
Political Scientists
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Comparison table
| Metric | News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists | Political Scientists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $62,200 | $142,080 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 39,250 | 5,540 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Writing | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Learning, Active Listening, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Business Intelligence Analysts, Correspondence Clerks, Communications Teachers, Postsecondary, Sociologists | Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary, History Teachers, Postsecondary, Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers, Intelligence Analysts |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
63%
10 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
6
Current-only skills
3
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
- Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
- Active Listening+0.2 level
- Active Learning+0.1 level
- Speaking+0.5 level
- Writing+0.2 level
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
- Coordination—
Only in Political Scientists
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Evaluation
- Service Orientation
- Systems Analysis
- Mathematics
Only in News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Time Management
- Monitoring
- Persuasion