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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)

Public Relations Specialists

Career B (or your target career)

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

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Comparison table

MetricPublic Relations SpecialistsMeeting, Convention, and Event Planners
National median salary$74,750$61,160
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment283,380142,860
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsActive Listening, Speaking, Writing, Social Perceptiveness, Reading ComprehensionActive Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Social Perceptiveness
Related careersMeeting, Convention, and Event Planners, Communications Teachers, Postsecondary, Business Teachers, Postsecondary, TelemarketersAgents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes, Logisticians, First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

90%

18 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

2

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
  • Speaking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Coordination
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation+0.8 level
  • Time Management
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Persuasion
  • Writing
  • Active Learning
  • Negotiation+0.2 level
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Instructing+0.1 level

Only in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Management of Financial Resources

Only in Public Relations Specialists

  • None