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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)

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

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Comparison table

MetricPublic Safety TelecommunicatorsFirst-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
National median salary$53,040$93,530
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment102,50099,140
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Not recorded
Job zone23
Important skillsActive Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, CoordinationActive Listening, Management of Personnel Resources, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension
Related careersForest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists, Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters, Security Management Specialists, First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersFirst-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services, Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, Occupational Health and Safety Technicians, First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

70%

14 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

6

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
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Speaking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Monitoring+0.5 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
  • Instructing+0.1 level
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Coordination+0.1 level
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Service Orientation
  • Writing+0.4 level
  • Active Learning+0.3 level
  • Persuasion+0.1 level

Only in First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Time Management
  • Learning Strategies
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Negotiation

Only in Public Safety Telecommunicators

  • None