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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)

Recreation Workers

Career B (or your target career)

Directors, Religious Activities and Education

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Comparison table

Metric	Recreation Workers	Directors, Religious Activities and Education
National median salary	$36,560	$52,100
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	331,490	22,160
Typical education	Bachelor's Degree	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	4	4
Important skills	Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking, Coordination	Speaking, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Instructing
Related careers	Child, Family, and School Social Workers, Health Education Specialists, Training and Development Specialists, Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	Training and Development Managers, Mental Health Counselors, Healthcare Social Workers, Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

Recreation Workers dashboard Directors, Religious Activities and Education dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

95%

18 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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

Speaking—
Active Listening—
Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
Critical Thinking+0.4 level
Active Learning+0.8 level
Instructing—
Service Orientation—
Reading Comprehension+0.8 level
Learning Strategies+0.8 level
Coordination—
Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
Complex Problem Solving+0.8 level
Writing+0.8 level
Persuasion+0.6 level
Monitoring+0.4 level
Time Management+0.4 level
Management of Personnel Resources+0.1 level
Negotiation+0.1 level

Only in Directors, Religious Activities and Education

Systems Analysis

Only in Recreation Workers

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