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)
Security Guards
Career B (or your target career)
Airfield Operations Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Security Guards | Airfield Operations Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $38,020 | $56,850 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 1,283,470 | 15,190 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Monitoring, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Coordination | Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Speaking |
| Related careers | Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians, Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation, Airfield Operations Specialists, Firefighters | Traffic Technicians, Ship Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand, Locomotive Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
44%
8 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
10
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
- Monitoring+1.0 level
- Active Listening+1.0 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.0 level
- Coordination+1.0 level
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Critical Thinking+0.9 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
Only in Airfield Operations Specialists
- Complex Problem Solving
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Instructing
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Time Management
- Service Orientation
- Operations Monitoring
- Learning Strategies
Only in Security Guards
- None