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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)

Education Teachers, Postsecondary

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Comparison table

MetricSpecial Education Teachers, Elementary SchoolEducation Teachers, Postsecondary
National median salaryNot published$75,350
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employmentNot published60,830
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeDoctoral Degree
Job zone45
Important skillsSpeaking, Active Listening, Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Social PerceptivenessSpeaking, Reading Comprehension, Instructing, Learning Strategies, Active Listening
Related careersEducation Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, School Psychologists, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School, Tutors, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School dashboardEducation Teachers, Postsecondary dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

88%

15 of 17 target skills

Target-only skills

2

Current-only skills

1

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

  • Speaking+1.0 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
  • Learning Strategies—
  • Instructing+0.6 level
  • Active Listening+0.7 level
  • Active Learning+0.6 level
  • Writing+1.0 level
  • Monitoring+0.1 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.3 level
  • Time Management+0.5 level
  • Social Perceptiveness—
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
  • Service Orientation—
  • Coordination—

Only in Education Teachers, Postsecondary

  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation

Only in Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

  • Persuasion