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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)

Recycling Coordinators

Career B (or your target career)

General and Operations Managers

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Comparison table

MetricRecycling CoordinatorsGeneral and Operations Managers
National median salaryNot published$105,770
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employmentNot published3,503,020
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone24
Important skillsSpeaking, Management of Personnel Resources, Coordination, Active Listening, Time ManagementSpeaking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Coordination
Related careersProject Management Specialists, Management Analysts, First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, LogisticiansIndustrial Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, Management Analysts
Recycling Coordinators dashboardGeneral and Operations Managers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

73%

16 of 22 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+1.0 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
  • Speaking+0.7 level
  • Monitoring+0.6 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.4 level
  • Coordination+0.8 level
  • Management of Personnel Resources+0.5 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.9 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+1.1 level
  • Time Management+0.3 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
  • Persuasion+0.5 level
  • Active Learning+0.6 level
  • Writing+0.8 level
  • Service Orientation+0.2 level
  • Learning Strategies+0.1 level

Only in General and Operations Managers

  • Negotiation
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Management of Material Resources
  • Systems Analysis
  • Instructing
  • Management of Financial Resources

Only in Recycling Coordinators

  • None