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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, Kindergarten

Career B (or your target career)

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

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Comparison table

MetricSpecial Education Teachers, KindergartenEducational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
National median salaryNot published$64,330
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employmentNot published353,310
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone45
Important skillsSpeaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Learning Strategies, InstructingActive Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Writing
Related careersEducation and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education, Instructional CoordinatorsTraining and Development Specialists, Mental Health Counselors, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten dashboardEducational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

95%

18 of 19 target skills

Target-only skills

1

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

  • Active Listening+0.5 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+1.3 level
  • Speaking+0.5 level
  • Service Orientation+0.8 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.5 level
  • Writing+0.3 level
  • Active Learning+0.6 level
  • Learning Strategies—
  • Monitoring+0.3 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.8 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
  • Coordination+0.6 level
  • Persuasion+0.6 level
  • Instructing+0.4 level
  • Negotiation+0.2 level
  • Time Management+0.1 level
  • Systems Analysis—

Only in Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

  • Systems Evaluation

Only in Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten

  • None