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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, Preschool

Career B (or your target career)

Education Teachers, Postsecondary

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Comparison table

MetricSpecial Education Teachers, PreschoolEducation Teachers, Postsecondary
National median salary$64,830$75,350
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment29,51060,830
Typical educationNot recordedDoctoral Degree
Job zone45
Important skillsMonitoring, Learning Strategies, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Reading ComprehensionSpeaking, Reading Comprehension, Instructing, Learning Strategies, Active Listening
Related careersCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School, Self-Enrichment Teachers, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Instructional CoordinatorsCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School, Tutors, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Special Education Teachers, Preschool dashboardEducation Teachers, Postsecondary dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

17 of 17 target skills

Target-only skills

0

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

Only in Education Teachers, Postsecondary

  • None

Only in Special Education Teachers, Preschool

  • Persuasion