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)
Photographers
Career B (or your target career)
Sound Engineering Technicians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Photographers | Sound Engineering Technicians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $44,660 | $73,130 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 51,760 | 13,080 |
| Typical education | Some College Courses | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making | Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Etchers and Engravers, Floral Designers, Desktop Publishers, Motion Picture Projectionists | Software Developers, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Producers and Directors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
71%
12 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
5
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—
- Speaking—
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Time Management—
- Active Learning—
- Monitoring+0.3 level
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Service Orientation—
- Social Perceptiveness—
Only in Sound Engineering Technicians
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Systems Analysis
- Writing
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Photographers
- None