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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, Secondary School

Career B (or your target career)

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School

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Comparison table

MetricSpecial Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
National median salary$74,260$65,030
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment163,93016,870
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeNot recorded
Job zone44
Important skillsLearning Strategies, Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, WritingInstructing, Speaking, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening
Related careersSelf-Enrichment Teachers, Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Adapted Physical Education SpecialistsTeaching Assistants, Special Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

18 of 18 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

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

Only in Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School

  • None

Only in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

  • Negotiation