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)
Personal Care Aides
Career B (or your target career)
Social and Community Service Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Personal Care Aides | Social and Community Service Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $80,390 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 209,330 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring | Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Management of Personnel Resources, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination |
| Related careers | Occupational Therapists, Social and Community Service Managers, Occupational Therapy Assistants, First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | Education Administrators, Postsecondary, Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, Residential Advisors, Chief Executives |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
45%
9 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
11
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+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness+1.5 level
- Active Listening+1.3 level
- Coordination+1.1 level
- Critical Thinking+1.0 level
- Monitoring+0.9 level
- Time Management+1.3 level
- Speaking+1.1 level
- Instructing+1.4 level
Only in Social and Community Service Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Active Learning
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Learning Strategies
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
Only in Personal Care Aides
- None