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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)

Statistical Assistants

Career B (or your target career)

Survey Researchers

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Comparison table

MetricStatistical AssistantsSurvey Researchers
National median salary$50,330$69,460
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment4,7108,290
Typical educationNot recordedBachelor's Degree
Job zone45
Important skillsMathematics, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Complex Problem SolvingSpeaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing
Related careersDatabase Administrators, Operations Research Analysts, Biostatisticians, Computer Systems AnalystsIntelligence Analysts, Financial Quantitative Analysts, Geodetic Surveyors, Instructional Coordinators

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

55%

11 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

9

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

  • Writing+0.8 level
  • Active Listening+0.8 level
  • Speaking+0.5 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
  • Critical Thinking+1.0 level
  • Mathematics
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
  • Active Learning+0.5 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
  • Time Management+0.6 level
  • Monitoring+0.5 level

Only in Survey Researchers

  • Coordination
  • Learning Strategies
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Persuasion
  • Instructing

Only in Statistical Assistants

  • Programming