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, Secondary School
Career B (or your target career)
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
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Comparison table
| Metric | Special Education Teachers, Secondary School | Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $74,260 | $65,030 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 163,930 | 16,870 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Learning Strategies, Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing | Instructing, Speaking, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Self-Enrichment Teachers, Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Adapted Physical Education Specialists | Teaching 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