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)
Recreation Workers
Career B (or your target career)
Health Education Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Recreation Workers | Health Education Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $36,560 | $64,070 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 331,490 | 65,690 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking, Coordination | Active Listening, Speaking, Writing, Learning Strategies, Social Perceptiveness |
| Related careers | Child, Family, and School Social Workers, Health Education Specialists, Training and Development Specialists, Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | Patient Representatives, Instructional Coordinators, Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
18 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
3
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
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Active Listening—
- Writing+0.9 level
- Learning Strategies+1.0 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking+0.4 level
- Coordination—
- Instructing—
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Service Orientation—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Persuasion+0.1 level
- Management of Personnel Resources—
- Negotiation+0.2 level
Only in Health Education Specialists
- Systems Analysis
- Operations Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Recreation Workers
- None