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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)

Social and Human Service Assistants

Career B (or your target career)

Social and Community Service Managers

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Comparison table

MetricSocial and Human Service AssistantsSocial and Community Service Managers
National median salary$45,930$80,390
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment437,860209,330
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree
Job zone44
Important skillsActive Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Reading ComprehensionService Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Management of Personnel Resources, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination
Related careersPersonal Care Aides, School Psychologists, Recreational Therapists, Home Health AidesEducation Administrators, Postsecondary, Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, Residential Advisors, Chief Executives
Social and Human Service Assistants dashboardSocial and Community Service Managers dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

75%

15 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

5

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

  • Service Orientation—
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.5 level
  • Active Listening+0.3 level
  • Coordination+0.6 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.1 level
  • Active Learning+0.6 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
  • Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Time Management+0.9 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+1.0 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
  • Writing+0.1 level
  • Speaking—
  • Persuasion+0.4 level
  • Negotiation+0.8 level

Only in Social and Community Service Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Learning Strategies
  • Instructing

Only in Social and Human Service Assistants

  • None