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)
Political Scientists
Career B (or your target career)
Chief Executives
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Comparison table
| Metric | Political Scientists | Chief Executives |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $142,080 | $213,990 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 5,540 | 204,350 |
| Typical education | Doctoral Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Learning, Active Listening, Critical Thinking | Judgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Evaluation, Management of Financial Resources |
| Related careers | Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary, History Teachers, Postsecondary, Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers, Intelligence Analysts | Sales Managers, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, Financial Examiners, Labor Relations Specialists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
67%
16 of 24 target skills
Target-only skills
8
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
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.5 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.1 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Speaking—
- Systems Evaluation+1.6 level
- Coordination+1.9 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Writing—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
- Systems Analysis+1.6 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Active Learning+0.4 level
- Instructing+0.4 level
- Mathematics+0.4 level
- Service Orientation+0.5 level
- Learning Strategies—
Only in Chief Executives
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
- Management of Material Resources
- Time Management
- Monitoring
- Persuasion
- Operations Analysis
Only in Political Scientists
- None