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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)

Information Security Analysts

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Comparison table

MetricSecurity Management SpecialistsInformation Security Analysts
National median salary$83,050$129,180
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment1,087,090190,650
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsActive Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading ComprehensionReading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking
Related careersIntelligence Analysts, Computer and Information Systems Managers, Construction and Building Inspectors, Computer Systems Engineers/ArchitectsSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Telecommunications Engineering Specialists, Document Management Specialists, Intelligence Analysts
Security Management Specialists dashboardInformation Security Analysts dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

93%

14 of 15 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

8

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+0.2 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Complex Problem Solving—
  • Active Listening—
  • Speaking—
  • Writing—
  • Monitoring—
  • Systems Analysis—
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Active Learning+0.3 level
  • Time Management—
  • Quality Control Analysis—
  • Systems Evaluation—
  • Coordination—

Only in Information Security Analysts

  • Operations Monitoring

Only in Security Management Specialists

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Persuasion
  • Instructing
  • Service Orientation
  • Operations Analysis
  • Negotiation
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Learning Strategies