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)
Subway and Streetcar Operators
Career B (or your target career)
Airfield Operations Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Subway and Streetcar Operators | Airfield Operations Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $86,380 | $56,850 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 10,200 | 15,190 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Active Listening, Speaking, Monitoring | Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Speaking |
| Related careers | Parking Attendants, Traffic Technicians, Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists, Airfield Operations Specialists | Traffic Technicians, Ship Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand, Locomotive Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
72%
13 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
5
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
- Monitoring+1.0 level
- Active Listening+1.0 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
- Coordination+1.6 level
- Speaking+1.1 level
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.4 level
- Active Learning+0.3 level
- Time Management—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Service Orientation+0.1 level
- Operations Monitoring—
Only in Airfield Operations Specialists
- Writing
- Instructing
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Learning Strategies
Only in Subway and Streetcar Operators
- Operation and Control