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)
Training and Development Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Talent Directors | Training and Development Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $90,360 | $69,280 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 143,120 | 458,300 |
| 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 | Instructing, Speaking, Learning Strategies, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Directors, Religious Activities and Education, Training and Development Managers, Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys, Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | Human Resources Managers, Health Education Specialists, Project Management Specialists, Tutors |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
76%
16 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
5
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
- Instructing+1.1 level
- Speaking+0.3 level
- Active Listening—
- Social Perceptiveness+0.3 level
- Monitoring+0.5 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Writing+0.9 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Active Learning+0.8 level
- Coordination+0.5 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Management of Personnel Resources+0.4 level
- Persuasion+0.1 level
- Negotiation—
Only in Training and Development Specialists
- Learning Strategies
- Service Orientation
- Systems Evaluation
- Operations Analysis
- Systems Analysis
Only in Talent Directors
- None