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)
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
Career B (or your target career)
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
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Comparison table
| Metric | Special Education Teachers, Elementary School | Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | Not published | $65,030 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | Not published | 16,870 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness | Instructing, Speaking, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, School Psychologists, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School | Teaching Assistants, Special Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
89%
16 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
2
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
- Instructing+0.4 level
- Learning Strategies—
- Speaking+0.2 level
- Critical Thinking+0.3 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Active Learning+0.3 level
- Writing—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Service Orientation—
- Time Management—
- Coordination—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Persuasion—
Only in Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
- None