Compare careers
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)
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Special Education Teachers, Preschool | Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $64,830 | $64,330 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 29,510 | 353,310 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Learning Strategies, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension | Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Writing |
| Related careers | Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School, Self-Enrichment Teachers, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Instructional Coordinators | Training and Development Specialists, Mental Health Counselors, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, Special Education Teachers, Middle School |
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+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.8 level
- Speaking—
- Service Orientation+0.4 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Writing—
- Active Learning—
- Learning Strategies—
- Monitoring—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.6 level
- Coordination+0.3 level
- Persuasion+0.6 level
- Instructing+0.4 level
- Time Management+0.4 level
- Systems Evaluation—
- Systems Analysis—
Only in Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
- Negotiation
Only in Special Education Teachers, Preschool
- None