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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)

Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers

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Comparison table

MetricPolitical ScientistsEqual Opportunity Representatives and Officers
National median salary$142,080$80,730
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment5,540417,070
Typical educationDoctoral DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone54
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Learning, Active Listening, Critical ThinkingActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking
Related careersCriminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary, History Teachers, Postsecondary, Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers, Intelligence AnalystsLegal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Management Analysts, Law Teachers, Postsecondary, Child, Family, and School Social Workers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

78%

14 of 18 target skills

Target-only skills

4

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
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.4 level
  • Speaking
  • Writing
  • Active Learning
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation+0.1 level
  • Service Orientation+0.5 level
  • Coordination+0.3 level
  • Learning Strategies

Only in Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers

  • Monitoring
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation
  • Time Management

Only in Political Scientists

  • Instructing
  • Mathematics