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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 Safety Telecommunicators

Career B (or your target career)

Emergency Management Directors

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Comparison table

MetricPublic Safety TelecommunicatorsEmergency Management Directors
National median salary$53,040$93,330
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment102,50013,500
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Bachelor's Degree
Job zone24
Important skillsActive Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, CoordinationService Orientation, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Writing, Coordination
Related careersForest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists, Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters, Security Management Specialists, First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersLoss 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