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)
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Security Guards | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $38,020 | $93,530 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 1,283,470 | 99,140 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Monitoring, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Coordination | Active Listening, Management of Personnel Resources, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians, Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation, Airfield Operations Specialists, Firefighters | First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services, Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, Occupational Health and Safety Technicians, First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
40%
8 of 20 target skills
Target-only skills
12
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
- Critical Thinking+1.0 level
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.8 level
- Monitoring+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.6 level
- Coordination+0.9 level
Only in First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Instructing
- Time Management
- Complex Problem Solving
- Service Orientation
- Writing
- Learning Strategies
- Active Learning
- Persuasion
- Systems Evaluation
- Operations Monitoring
- Negotiation
Only in Security Guards
- None