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)
Private Detectives and Investigators
Career B (or your target career)
Management Analysts
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Comparison table
| Metric | Private Detectives and Investigators | Management Analysts |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $51,220 | $101,860 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 35,580 | 898,280 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking |
| Related careers | First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks, Management Analysts, Coroners | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, Business Continuity Planners, Statistical Assistants, Financial Risk Specialists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
59%
13 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
9
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—
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.7 level
- Writing+0.4 level
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.6 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
- Coordination+1.1 level
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Service Orientation+0.4 level
- Time Management+0.3 level
Only in Management Analysts
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Persuasion
- Instructing
- Negotiation
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Operations Analysis
Only in Private Detectives and Investigators
- None