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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)

Project Management Specialists

Career B (or your target career)

Architectural and Engineering Managers

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Comparison table

MetricProject Management SpecialistsArchitectural and Engineering Managers
National median salary$102,320$171,270
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment1,066,670220,260
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone45
Important skillsCritical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing, MonitoringReading Comprehension, Writing, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking, Active Listening
Related careersFirst-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Logistics Engineers, Natural Sciences Managers, Computer Systems Engineers/ArchitectsElectrical and Electronics Drafters, Manufacturing Engineers, Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

91%

20 of 22 target skills

Target-only skills

2

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

  • Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
  • Speaking+0.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
  • Active Listening
  • Writing+0.4 level
  • Time Management+0.4 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.5 level
  • Active Learning+0.3 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
  • Coordination+0.5 level
  • Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Management of Personnel Resources+0.5 level
  • Learning Strategies
  • Instructing+0.6 level
  • Service Orientation
  • Negotiation+0.5 level
  • Persuasion+0.4 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.4 level
  • Systems Evaluation

Only in Architectural and Engineering Managers

  • Mathematics
  • Quality Control Analysis

Only in Project Management Specialists

  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Management of Material Resources