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)
Public Safety Telecommunicators
Career B (or your target career)
Emergency Management Directors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Public Safety Telecommunicators | Emergency Management Directors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $53,040 | $93,330 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 102,500 | 13,500 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Coordination | Service Orientation, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Writing, Coordination |
| Related careers | Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists, Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters, Security Management Specialists, First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | Loss Prevention Managers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Fire Inspectors and Investigators |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
64%
14 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
8
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
- Service Orientation+1.9 level
- Complex Problem Solving+2.3 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.1 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Writing+1.3 level
- Monitoring+1.4 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Coordination+1.3 level
- Instructing+1.1 level
- Active Learning+1.3 level
- Persuasion+0.9 level
Only in Emergency Management Directors
- Learning Strategies
- Time Management
- Systems Analysis
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Systems Evaluation
- Negotiation
- Operations Analysis
- Mathematics
Only in Public Safety Telecommunicators
- None