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)
Quality Control Analysts
Career B (or your target career)
Software Developers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Quality Control Analysts | Software Developers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $62,280 | $135,980 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 73,910 | 1,687,890 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving | Programming, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Software Developers, Histotechnologists, Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, Automotive Engineering Technicians | Information Technology Project Managers, Penetration Testers, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, Data Scientists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
75%
12 of 16 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
5
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
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Systems Analysis+0.9 level
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
- Systems Evaluation+1.1 level
- Writing+0.2 level
- Time Management+0.3 level
- Speaking—
- Monitoring—
Only in Software Developers
- Programming
- Technology Design
- Operations Analysis
- Coordination
Only in Quality Control Analysts
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operations Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Mathematics
- Social Perceptiveness