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)
Project Management Specialists
Career B (or your target career)
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
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Comparison table
| Metric | Project Management Specialists | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $102,320 | $116,580 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 1,066,670 | 435,370 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing, Monitoring | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Systems Analysis, Speaking |
| Related careers | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Logistics Engineers, Natural Sciences Managers, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | Project Management Specialists, Penetration Testers, Data Warehousing Specialists, Information Security Analysts |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
75%
18 of 24 target skills
Target-only skills
6
Current-only skills
4
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+0.3 level
- Systems Analysis+0.8 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Writing+0.3 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.9 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.8 level
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Learning Strategies—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Coordination—
- Instructing—
- Service Orientation—
- Time Management—
Only in Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
- Operations Analysis
- Programming
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operations Monitoring
- Science
- Mathematics
Only in Project Management Specialists
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources