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)
Talent Directors
Career B (or your target career)
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
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Comparison table
| Metric | Talent Directors | Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $90,360 | $61,160 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 143,120 | 142,860 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness | Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Social Perceptiveness |
| Related careers | Directors, Religious Activities and Education, Training and Development Managers, Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys, Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes, Logisticians, First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
80%
16 of 20 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
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Coordination+0.6 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Persuasion+0.3 level
- Writing+0.4 level
- Active Learning—
- Negotiation—
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.4 level
- Instructing+0.1 level
Only in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Service Orientation
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Management of Financial Resources
Only in Talent Directors
- None