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)
School Bus Monitors
Career B (or your target career)
Teaching Assistants, Special Education
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Comparison table
| Metric | School Bus Monitors | Teaching Assistants, Special Education |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $35,100 | Not published |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 78,420 | Not published |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation | Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring |
| Related careers | Tutors, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Transit and Railroad Police, Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | Training and Development Managers, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
36%
5 of 14 target skills
Target-only skills
9
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+0.6 level
- Speaking+0.6 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
- Service Orientation+0.4 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
Only in Teaching Assistants, Special Education
- Learning Strategies
- Reading Comprehension
- Instructing
- Critical Thinking
- Coordination
- Writing
- Persuasion
- Complex Problem Solving
- Active Learning
Only in School Bus Monitors
- None