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)
Sociologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists | Sociologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $62,200 | $106,030 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 39,250 | 2,260 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Doctoral Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Writing | Active Listening, Speaking, Writing, Active Learning, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Business Intelligence Analysts, Correspondence Clerks, Communications Teachers, Postsecondary, Sociologists | Clinical Neuropsychologists, Neuropsychologists, Epidemiologists, School Psychologists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
67%
12 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
6
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
- Speaking+0.4 level
- Active Listening+0.2 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Writing+0.4 level
- Active Learning+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Coordination—
- Time Management—
Only in Sociologists
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Science
- Service Orientation
Only in News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Persuasion