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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)

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

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Comparison table

MetricSpecial Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolEducation Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
National median salary$74,260$105,870
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment163,930328,330
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeNot recorded
Job zone45
Important skillsLearning Strategies, Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, WritingActive Listening, Learning Strategies, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersSelf-Enrichment Teachers, Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Adapted Physical Education SpecialistsTeaching Assistants, Special Education, Tutors, Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors, Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School dashboardEducation Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

83%

19 of 23 target skills

Target-only skills

4

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

  • Learning Strategies+0.3 level
  • Active Listening+1.0 level
  • Speaking+0.8 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
  • Writing+0.9 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.6 level
  • Monitoring+0.5 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.8 level
  • Systems Evaluation+1.5 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+1.3 level
  • Active Learning+0.1 level
  • Service Orientation+0.4 level
  • Coordination+0.7 level
  • Persuasion+1.1 level
  • Negotiation+1.0 level
  • Instructing—
  • Time Management+0.7 level
  • Systems Analysis+0.9 level

Only in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Management of Material Resources
  • Mathematics

Only in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

  • None