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)
Sociologists
Career B (or your target career)
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Sociologists | Industrial-Organizational Psychologists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $106,030 | $193,950 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 2,260 | 790 |
| Typical education | Doctoral Degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Writing, Active Learning, Reading Comprehension | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking |
| Related careers | Clinical Neuropsychologists, Neuropsychologists, Epidemiologists, School Psychologists | Medical and Health Services Managers, Education Administrators, Postsecondary, Data Scientists, Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
78%
18 of 23 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
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Listening—
- Writing+0.1 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.3 level
- Speaking—
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.2 level
- Systems Evaluation+1.4 level
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Active Learning—
- Systems Analysis+0.8 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Coordination+0.9 level
- Science+0.5 level
- Time Management+0.9 level
- Instructing+0.1 level
- Learning Strategies—
- Service Orientation+0.5 level
Only in Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
- Persuasion
- Operations Analysis
- Mathematics
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiation
Only in Sociologists
- None