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)
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Career B (or your target career)
Public Safety Telecommunicators
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Comparison table
| Metric | Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | Public Safety Telecommunicators |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $76,210 | $53,040 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 670,520 | 102,500 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Active Learning, Speaking, Critical Thinking | Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Coordination |
| Related careers | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks, Intelligence Analysts, Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers, Coroners | Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists, Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters, Security Management Specialists, First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
93%
13 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
2
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+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Critical Thinking—
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Service Orientation—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
- Monitoring—
- Active Learning—
- Persuasion—
- Writing—
Only in Public Safety Telecommunicators
- Instructing
Only in Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Negotiation
- Time Management