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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)

Penetration Testers

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Comparison table

Metric	Security Management Specialists	Penetration Testers
National median salary	$83,050	$116,580
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	1,087,090	435,370
Typical education	Bachelor's Degree	Not recorded
Job zone	4	4
Important skills	Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension	Critical Thinking, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Programming, Active Listening
Related careers	Intelligence Analysts, Computer and Information Systems Managers, Construction and Building Inspectors, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	Computer and Information Systems Managers, Quality Control Analysts, Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, Database Architects

Security Management Specialists dashboard Penetration Testers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

93%

13 of 14 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

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

Critical Thinking+0.4 level
Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
Writing+0.4 level
Complex Problem Solving—
Active Listening+0.1 level
Systems Evaluation+0.5 level
Active Learning+0.5 level
Judgment and Decision Making+0.2 level
Monitoring—
Systems Analysis+0.1 level
Speaking—
Quality Control Analysis—
Time Management—

Only in Penetration Testers

Programming

Only in Security Management Specialists

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