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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)

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Career B (or your target career)

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

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Comparison table

MetricSubstitute Teachers, Short-TermEducation Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
National median salary$41,670$105,870
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment524,770328,330
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeNot recorded
Job zone45
Important skillsActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, InstructingActive Listening, Learning Strategies, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersSelf-Enrichment Teachers, Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education, Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolTeaching Assistants, Special Education, Tutors, Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors, Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term dashboardEducation Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

52%

12 of 23 target skills

Target-only skills

11

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+2.0 level
  • Active Listening+1.3 level
  • Speaking+1.3 level
  • Reading Comprehension+1.1 level
  • Writing+1.5 level
  • Critical Thinking+1.3 level
  • Monitoring+1.1 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+1.1 level
  • Active Learning+1.1 level
  • Service Orientation+1.3 level
  • Instructing+0.9 level
  • Time Management+1.2 level

Only in Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Coordination
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Systems Analysis
  • Management of Material Resources
  • Mathematics

Only in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

  • None