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)
Parking Attendants
Career B (or your target career)
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
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Comparison table
| Metric | Parking Attendants | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $35,150 | $50,340 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 137,880 | 202,810 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Service Orientation, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking | Active Listening, Speaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, Food Servers, Nonrestaurant, Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks, Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers, Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Locomotive Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
31%
4 of 13 target skills
Target-only skills
9
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
- Active Listening+1.1 level
- Speaking+1.5 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
- Service Orientation+0.4 level
Only in Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
- Coordination
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Time Management
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Active Learning
Only in Parking Attendants
- None