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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)

Instructional Coordinators

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Comparison table

MetricSpecial Education Teachers, Elementary SchoolInstructional Coordinators
National median salaryNot published$77,440
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employmentNot published227,760
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeMaster's Degree
Job zone45
Important skillsSpeaking, Active Listening, Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Social PerceptivenessLearning Strategies, Instructing, Speaking, Writing, Monitoring
Related careersEducation Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, School Psychologists, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolMiddle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School dashboardInstructional Coordinators dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

80%

16 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

4

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

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

Only in Instructional Coordinators

  • Systems Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Negotiation

Only in Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

  • None