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)
Residential Advisors
Career B (or your target career)
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
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Comparison table
| Metric | Residential Advisors | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $42,240 | $105,870 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 84,760 | 328,330 |
| Typical education | Some College Courses | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Coordination, Speaking, Monitoring | Active Listening, Learning Strategies, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Health Education Specialists, Mental Health Counselors, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | Teaching Assistants, Special Education, Tutors, Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors, Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
65%
15 of 23 target skills
Target-only skills
8
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+1.1 level
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.5 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.6 level
- Writing+1.9 level
- Critical Thinking+0.5 level
- Monitoring+0.9 level
- Social Perceptiveness+1.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.5 level
- Active Learning+1.0 level
- Service Orientation+1.1 level
- Coordination+1.2 level
- Persuasion+1.1 level
- Negotiation+1.0 level
- Time Management+0.9 level
Only in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
- Learning Strategies
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Systems Evaluation
- Instructing
- Management of Financial Resources
- Systems Analysis
- Management of Material Resources
- Mathematics
Only in Residential Advisors
- None