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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)

Security Management Specialists

Career B (or your target career)

Construction and Building Inspectors

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Comparison table

MetricSecurity Management SpecialistsConstruction and Building Inspectors
National median salary$83,050$74,690
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment1,087,090146,720
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job zone43
Important skillsActive Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading ComprehensionReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersIntelligence Analysts, Computer and Information Systems Managers, Construction and Building Inspectors, Computer Systems Engineers/ArchitectsInspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, Industrial Engineers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

95%

18 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

4

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

  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Time Management
  • Persuasion
  • Writing
  • Active Learning
  • Systems Analysis
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Learning Strategies
  • Monitoring
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Negotiation
  • Instructing

Only in Construction and Building Inspectors

  • Mathematics

Only in Security Management Specialists

  • Coordination
  • Service Orientation
  • Operations Analysis
  • Management of Personnel Resources