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)
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Emergency Management Directors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | Emergency Management Directors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $61,560 | $93,330 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 30,590 | 13,500 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Writing | Service Orientation, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Writing, Coordination |
| Related careers | Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation, Compliance Managers, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Emergency Management Directors | Loss Prevention Managers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Fire Inspectors and Investigators |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
19 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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
- Service Orientation+2.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving+2.1 level
- Speaking+0.5 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.2 level
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Writing+0.4 level
- Monitoring+0.9 level
- Social Perceptiveness+1.0 level
- Coordination+2.0 level
- Learning Strategies+1.0 level
- Time Management+0.9 level
- Instructing+1.1 level
- Active Learning+1.1 level
- Persuasion+0.9 level
- Systems Analysis+1.1 level
- Systems Evaluation+1.1 level
- Negotiation+0.5 level
Only in Emergency Management Directors
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Operations Analysis
- Mathematics
Only in Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
- None