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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)

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

Career B (or your target career)

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School

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Comparison table

MetricSpecial Education Teachers, Elementary SchoolCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
National median salaryNot published$65,030
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employmentNot published16,870
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeNot recorded
Job zone44
Important skillsSpeaking, Active Listening, Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Social PerceptivenessInstructing, Speaking, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening
Related careersEducation Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, School Psychologists, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolTeaching 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